Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
About it
- Kind
- Shrubs · Perennial
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Mature size
- to 5 ft × 5 ft
- Blooms
- May
- Hardiness zones
- Zones 3–8
- Sun
- Full sun
- Spacing
- 36 in apart, rows 96 in
- Soil depth in a pot
- At least 24 in
- Soil pH
- 4–5.5
- Water
- About every 3 days
When to plant
We don't have planting times for Blueberry yet.
Varieties people grow
- Bluecrop— mid-season; the most widely planted highbush blueberry
- Duke— early, firm berries on a big bush
- Elliott— very late; firm and good quality
- Jersey— very late old variety; the berries keep well
- Patriot— early and cold hardy on a small bush
Planting partners
No cited companion planting notes for Blueberry yet.
Safety for pets and children
- Cats No information in our sources
- Dogs No information in our sources
- Horses No information in our sources
- Children No information in our sources
"No information" means our sources do not say, not that the plant is harmless. A non-toxic listing is not a reason to let anyone eat a plant.
Pests and diseases
No pest or disease notes for Blueberry yet.
Check the label and your local extension service before using any product.
Where this comes from
- family npgsweb.ars-grin.gov ↗ GRIN page: Vaccinium corymbosum L.
- Most facts UMN Extension ↗ Backfilled by 0041. Pre-0041 rows recorded one source for the whole row; per-field attribution was never captured and is not invented here.
- water frequency days UMN Extension ↗ UMN "Growing blueberries in the home garden": "Water the plant frequently and deeply, enough to keep the soil moist but not saturated." The page publishes no interval; three days is how often the app asks the gardener to make that check, not a published figure.