Vaccinium alto-montanum | Lowbush Blueberry, Huckleberry | Shrub

Vaccinium alto-montanum belongs to the plant family ERICACEĈ and Genus Vaccinium This Shrub will grow well in a wide variety of loam or soils pertaining to most average garden situations a pH of 04,05 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Various

We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Vaccinium alto-montanum does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds

Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Vaccinium alto-montanum so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties

Vaccinium alto-montanum lowbush blueberry,huckleberry is not known as a butterfly attracting plant

Vaccinium alto-montanum | Lowbush Blueberry, Huckleberry is a deciduous plant which means it loses its leaves in Autumn or Fall. Deciduous trees should not be planted close to water features or fish ponds.

Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).

Vaccinium alto-montanum can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -40° Fahrenheit. It won't do too well if the winter temperatures are consistently above 5° Fahrenheit.

Vaccinium alto-montanum will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 5 and20 years.

Vaccinium alto-montanum is a woody perennial. Lowbush blueberry (locally known in some parts as huckleberry) is deciduous in nature.

Some suggested culinary uses for this plant are … Fresh;Jelly;Sweets.

Berries … dark colored with a whitish waxy coating

The berries are dark colored with a whitish waxy coating. As a food source, Vaccinium alto-montanum is often used in jelly and in sweets. Lowbush blueberry (sometimes called huckleberry) is most often used fresh.

"Uncommon Fruits Worthy of Attention: A Gardener's Guide", Lee Reich, Addison-Wesley Publishing, Reading, Massachusetts, 1991.