Lowbush Blueberry - Vaccinium angustifolium

Common Name: Lowbush Blueberry Botanical Name: Vaccinium angustifolium Category: Trees, Shrubs & Vines Flower Color: Pink, Green Bloom Time: Spring Soil Conditions: Well-drained, Peaty, Dry, Acidic Exposure/Light Requirements: Partial Sun/Partial Shade Foliage: Red/Purple Fall Color, Deciduous Height: 6-12 inches Wildlife: Birds, Butterflies and Other Pollinators, Mammals Berry Color: Blue
Description: This tiny shrub only grows 6-24 inches high but will spread out 2 feet or more. Produces white to pink urn-shaped flowers in April-May with very sweet berries in summer. Can handle dry, acidic, poor soils. Foliage turns scarlet-crimson in fall. These plants are abundant in Maine where they pick about 60,000 acres of this great fruit.
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