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Vaccinium corymbosum (Northern Highbush Blueberry)

Type: Species | Edit History      Plant ID - 23573



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Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Vaccinium
Species: Vaccinium corymbosum
 
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Plant Types edit
  • Bog
  • Deciduous
  • Fruit
  • Perennial
  • Shrub
Zones / Hardiness edit
  • 4a (to -25 F / -32 C)
  • 5a (to -15 F / -26 C)
  • 5b (to -10 F / -23 C)
  • 6a (to -5 F / -21 C)
  • 6b (to 0 F / -18 C)
  • 7a (to 5 F / -15 C)
  • 7b (to 10 F / -12 C)
Height (Maximum) edit
  • 5 to 10 feet (1 1/2 to 3 m)
Spread (Maximum) edit
  • 5 to 10 feet (1 1/2 to 3 m)
Flowering Start edit
  • May
Flowering End edit
  • June
Leaf Colour edit
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Suitable For edit
  • Bog Garden/Waterside
  • Coastal Garden
  • Cottage Garden
  • Vegetable Garden
  • Wildlife Garden
  • Woodland Garden
Sun Exposure edit
  • Full Sun
  • Partial Shade
Soil Types edit
  • Moist
  • Acidic / Peaty
  • Loamy / Medium
  • Boggy
Soil pH edit
  • <5.5 (Strongly acidic)
  • 5.5 - 5.9 (Medium acidic)
  • 6.0 - 6.4 (Slightly acidic)
  • 6.5 - 6.9 (Very slightly acidic)
Bloom Colour edit
  • White
Wildlife Value edit
  • Bird - food (fruit/berries/insects/seeds)
Propagation Techniques edit
Skill Level edit
  • Some Experience
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Jewell (5504)
toni (36069)
Frank (2698)
petunia (333)
DirtyDigits (25)


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Jewell (5504) wrote on Mar 28 2009
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The biggest and best blueberry bushes I have ever seen were planted in an old cement fish pond that had been filled with rotted logs and then the bushes were planted. All the bushes are 8 to 10 feet (2.5-3 m)tall and the berries are the size of a nickle.

The fruit is wonderful, you just have to beat the wildlife (and pets) to it. With different varieties you can have blueberries from June through August.

Bark of the bush is reddish and attractive in the winterscape.

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Other names for this plant:
Vaccinium constablaei
Cyanococcus corymbosus
Cyanococcus cuthbertii



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