Summary
Lowbush blueberry is an excellent choice as a deciduous woody groundcover in the garden. It produces dainty flowers that are urn-shaped, white and sometimes tinged with pink. It thrives in a moist, highly organic, well drained, acidic soil in full sun to filtered shade. Best flowering and fruiting occurs when several plants are grown together in the garden. Fruit ripens from late July to late September. When grown in ideal conditions, lowbush blueberry will form extensive, dense colonies that will reward you with edible berries. Use lowbush blueberry in a rock garden or woodland setting with Epigea repens, Kalmia latifolia, Gaultheria procumbens, Polystichum acrostichoides, and Dryopteris intermedia.
More Details
- Plant Type
shrub - Sun/Shade Conditions
filtered-shade, full-sun, partial-shade - Foliage Character
deciduous - Soil Moisture
average, dry, moist - Flowering Period
mid-spring - Soil PH
acidic - Flower Color
white - Summer Foliage Color
green - Fall Foliage Color
purple, red - Fruit/Seed Color
blue
Additional Information
Flora of North America, U.S. Forest Service (FEIS Lab), USDA Plants Database