species
Vaccinium corymbosum
Blueberry · Highbush blueberry
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Vaccinium corymbosum belongs to the family Ericaceae, also known as Blueberry or Highbush blueberry, introduced to the UK. It reaches 1.5 m tall and 1.2 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam or sand soil, where the ground is acid and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers in May. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 1.5 m tall × 1.2 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Sand
- Acidity
- Acid
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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