Scientific name: Vaccinium corymbosum
Common name: blueberry
Family name: Ericaceae
Useful cultivars and selections:
USDA hardiness zone: 3
Mature height and spread: 1-2m tall and wide
Form: vase, arching
Water use: moderate
Soil requirements: acidic
Leaf arrangement: simple. Alternate.
Fall colour: red
Flower/cone/fruit description: raceme urn flowers (showy, white), blue/black berry.
Limitations: Wants moist, acidic soil.
Suitable uses: shrub border. Edible. Great fall colour.
Quick ID: Dec. Shrub. Simple. Alternate. Leathery. Red/brown stems. Urn flowers. Blue berry. Smooth margins.