Vaccinium corymbosum

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.

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