Flowers of Vaccinium angustifolium, Lowbush Blueberry in early Spring
Flowers of Vaccinium angustifolium, Lowbush Blueberry in early Spring

Vaccinium angustifolium

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Lowbush Blueberry

NY Ecotype (Grown from Seed)

*Seedling stock expected by 2026

  • Deciduous shrub of high wildlife value; 1-2ft tall

  • Monoecious; pinkish-white bell-shaped flowers bloom in spring; edible blueberries form in summer

  • Foliage turns brilliant shades of bright red, orange, yellow, and purple in autumn

  • Differentiated from Highbush Blueberry by its height (effective species for ground cover) and its preference for drier soils

  • Pollen and nectar are an important food source for early emerging pollinators; supports various specialist bees including Bradley’s Mining Bee, Carolina Miner Bee, Blueberry Cellophane Bee, Blueberry Digger Bee, as well as various mason bees, bumblebees, and blunt-horn bees

  • Host plant to numerous skippers, butterflies and moths including Henry’s Elfin, Pink-Edged Sulphur,Brown Elfin, Triton Dagger Moth, Canadian Sphinx, and Norman’s Dart

  • Songbirds that eat the berries include bluebirds, catbirds, starling, orioles, thrushes, Cedar Waxwing, chickadees, sparrows and more; mammals that eat the fruit include black bear, foxes, raccoon, skunks; twigs browsed by deer and rabbit

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Lowbush Blueberry

NY Ecotype (Grown from Seed)

*Seedling stock expected by 2026

  • Deciduous shrub of high wildlife value; 1-2ft tall

  • Monoecious; pinkish-white bell-shaped flowers bloom in spring; edible blueberries form in summer

  • Foliage turns brilliant shades of bright red, orange, yellow, and purple in autumn

  • Differentiated from Highbush Blueberry by its height (effective species for ground cover) and its preference for drier soils

  • Pollen and nectar are an important food source for early emerging pollinators; supports various specialist bees including Bradley’s Mining Bee, Carolina Miner Bee, Blueberry Cellophane Bee, Blueberry Digger Bee, as well as various mason bees, bumblebees, and blunt-horn bees

  • Host plant to numerous skippers, butterflies and moths including Henry’s Elfin, Pink-Edged Sulphur,Brown Elfin, Triton Dagger Moth, Canadian Sphinx, and Norman’s Dart

  • Songbirds that eat the berries include bluebirds, catbirds, starling, orioles, thrushes, Cedar Waxwing, chickadees, sparrows and more; mammals that eat the fruit include black bear, foxes, raccoon, skunks; twigs browsed by deer and rabbit

Details

  • Pink, White

  • Spring

  • Red, Orange, Yellow, Purple

  • 1-2ft

  • Dry, Medium

  • Full, Partial, Shade

  • Henry’s Elfin
    Pink-Edged Sulphur
    Brown Elfin
    Triton Dagger Moth
    Canadian Sphinx
    Norman’s Dart

  • FACU - usually occurs in non-wetlands, but can occur in wetlands

  • 90 days of cold stratification required