Vaccinium angustifolium 'Brunswick'

Lowbush Blueberry

Clusters of bell-shaped, white flowers tinged with red bloom in spring. Flowers are followed by tasty blue berries, which ripen in summer. The fruit is a favorite among humans as well as birds, small mammals and box turtles. Lowbush blueberry has lustrous blue-green leaves that turn bronze, scarlet and crimson in fall. It grows well in dry, acid, nutrient poor soil.

Benefits:

Fragrant flowers provide nectar for butterflies and other pollinators

Larval food source for several butterflies

The fruit is relished by birds and other wildlife after it ripens in summer

Plants provide good nesting sites and cover for birds

Very cold tolerant ground cover that grows well in dry, acid soil

Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips

Plant in full sun to part shade.

Grows easily in light, well-drained, acidic soil.

Tolerant of a wide range of temperature and rainfall.

Can be planted as a ground cover on slopes.

Height 8-12 Inches

Spread 2-3 Feet

Native Range Upland woods, rocky outcrops and barrens; Labrador and Newfoundland to Manitoba south to Minnesota Illinois, New Jersey, and in the mountains to North Carolina.

Native Trivia Lowbush blueberry is such an important food source for black bears in the wild that their reproductive success has been linked to the size of this plants annual crop.

USDA Hardiness Zone 2-5

"Birds love the ground hugging shelter and great fruit this plant offers."

Characteristics & Attributes

Plan Sub Group • Small Shrubs	Exposure • Sun • Filtered Shade	Soil • Acidic	Soil Moisture Preference • Average • Dry
Attracts Wildlife • Hummingbirds • Butterflies • Songbirds	Bloom Time • Late Spring / Early Summer	Habitat Collection • Dry Shade • Wet Sun • Butterfly • Songbird	Foliage Color • Green