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Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
Highbush Blueberry is a medium-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 5-8, that matures to about 6-12 ft × 8-12 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with high water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect pink and white blooms in spring. It attracts bees, butterflies and pollinators, stands up well to compaction, fire and wet soil.
- USDA zones
- 5-8
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- High
- Mature size
- 6-12 ft × 8-12 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- Pink, White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Pollinators, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Compaction, Fire, Wet soil
- Native to
- North America
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