Vaccinium ovatum | Western Blueberry. Originated in … Western United States | Shrub
Vaccinium ovatum belongs to the plant family ERICACEÆ and Genus Vaccinium This Shrub will grow well in a wide variety of loam or soils pertaining to most average garden situations , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . 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 ovatum does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Vaccinium ovatum so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Vaccinium ovatum western blueberry is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Vaccinium ovatum | Western 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 ovatum is deciduous in nature.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 15' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
Some suggested culinary uses for this plant are … Fresh;Jelly;Sweets.
Berries … blue-black in color
The berries are blue-black in color. Some of its possible culinary uses include: in jelly and in sweets. Vaccinium ovatum is most frequently used fresh.
Suggested spacing for this crop to ensure plants next to each other use the space optimally without losing the benefits of sunshine and water needs is 8' in one direction and 5' in the other direction.
"Growing Unusual Fruit", Alan E. Simmons, Walker and Company, New York, 1972.