Vaccinium angustifolium | Lowbush Blueberry | Shrub

Vaccinium angustifolium 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 angustifolium does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds

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

Vaccinium angustifolium lowbush blueberry is not known as a butterfly attracting plant

Vaccinium angustifolium | Lowbush Blueberry 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 angustifolium 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 angustifolium will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 5 and20 years.

Vaccinium angustifolium is a woody perennial. Lowbush blueberry is deciduous in nature.

Some suggested culinary uses for this plant are … Fresh;Jelly;Sweets. A descriptive flavor or texture charateristic of this plant is … the classic blueberry

Berries … are the edible part(s) of the Longan plant

It is the classic blueberry. As a food source, Vaccinium angustifolium is often used in jelly and in sweets. Lowbush blueberry is most often used fresh.

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