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Blueberries (Vaccinium)
Also known as : Cranberries
Sweet and juicy, blueberries are delicious and packed with antioxidants and vitamins. A garden favorite for its many varieties of plants and fruit sizes, this genus is relatively easy to grow and provides year-round color and interest. Netting may be needed to cover the plant during fruit production as birds are highly attracted to the sweet, luscious blueberries.
Lifespan
Perennial
Plant Type
Shrub
Key Facts About Blueberries
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Attributes of Blueberries
Planting Time
Spring, Mid fall, Late fall
Plant Height
1.8 m to 3.5 m
Spread
1.8 m to 3.5 m
Flower Size
2.5 cm
Leaf type
Evergreen
Ideal Temperature
0 - 25 ℃
Scientific Classification of Blueberries
Distribution of Blueberries
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Distribution Map of Blueberries
Native
Cultivated
Invasive
Potentially invasive
Exotic
No species reported
How to Grow and Care for Blueberries
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Blueberries, a genus including blueberries, cranberries, and huckleberries, requires specific care attention. They generally prefer full sunlight or partial shade, frequent watering ensuring good moisture levels, and thrive well in acidic, well-draining soil. They are hardy in cool to moderate temperatures, tolerating cold quite well. Common challenges include sustaining acidic soil conditions and managing problems like fungal diseases, pests like spotted wing drosophila. In terms of seasonal considerations, providing protection from intense summer heat, ensuring proper winter insulation, and a balanced amount of watering in varying seasons are crucial.
How to Water Blueberries?
What Are the Sunlight Requirements for Blueberries?
How to Propagate Blueberries?
How to Plant Blueberries?
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8 most common species：
Highbush blueberry
Highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) is a type of blueberry plant native to the United States and Canada. Highbush blueberry is the most common source of commercially grown blueberries in North America. In the wild, these berries also provide a food source to small animals.
Rabbiteye blueberry
Vaccinium virgatum is commonly known as rabbiteye blueberry as it's a species of blueberry. The plant itself is a deciduous shrub that can grow up to 91 to 183 cm tall with a spread of up to 91 cm. The spirally-arranged leaves develop into dark green and tend to be 8 cm long. It bears berries as fruit which is often 5 mm in diameter. The berries this plant produces are edible and routinely used for sauces and syrups.
Bilberry
Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) is a low-growing shrub indigenous to Eurasia. Its dark blueberries are edible and can be consumed raw or made into jams, jellies, and pies. In France and Italy, people use these berries as a flavorful base for liqueurs and desserts like sorbet.
Farkleberry
Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) is a deciduous shrub that grows from 3.5 to 8 m tall. Its fragrant tiny bell-shaped flowers blossom from spring to summer followed by shiny inedible bluish-black berries. The dark green leaves of this small tree turn deep red in fall. It thrives in partial shade and attracts butterflies birds and mammals.
Evergreen huckleberry
A prized fruit in summer, evergreen huckleberry is native to the Western Pacific United States and British Columbia. The small, round fruit is similar in taste to a blueberry but with a more intense and sweet flavor. This makes them a perfect choice for jams, jellies, and syrups. The berries are also a favorite of birds and other wildlife, including bears.
Lowbush blueberry
Lowbush blueberry (*Vaccinium angustifolium*) is a blueberry shrub native to Canada. Its fruits, or blueberries, are a very important edible berry and are normally packaged frozen. They are made into jams, preserves, syrups, ice cream, pies, and juices. Lowbush blueberry attracts honey bees and other pollinators.
Lingonberry
You can eat the fruit of lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea). However, these berries will taste bitter unless you leave them on the branch over the winter. This makes them taste much sweeter. The leaves stay on the plant all winter long. The berries are popular to make jam.
Darrow's Blueberry
Vaccinium darrowii is a small North American shrub that is prized as an ornamental bush, but it's also grown for its delicious berries. This evergreen bush has light-green foliage with pink to reddish leaf tips, which make this species a good choice for an ornamental garden.
All Species of Blueberries
Highbush blueberry
Highbush blueberry
Highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) is a type of blueberry plant native to the United States and Canada. Highbush blueberry is the most common source of commercially grown blueberries in North America. In the wild, these berries also provide a food source to small animals.
Rabbiteye blueberry
Rabbiteye blueberry
Vaccinium virgatum is commonly known as rabbiteye blueberry as it's a species of blueberry. The plant itself is a deciduous shrub that can grow up to 91 to 183 cm tall with a spread of up to 91 cm. The spirally-arranged leaves develop into dark green and tend to be 8 cm long. It bears berries as fruit which is often 5 mm in diameter. The berries this plant produces are edible and routinely used for sauces and syrups.
Bilberry
Bilberry
Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) is a low-growing shrub indigenous to Eurasia. Its dark blueberries are edible and can be consumed raw or made into jams, jellies, and pies. In France and Italy, people use these berries as a flavorful base for liqueurs and desserts like sorbet.
Farkleberry
Farkleberry
Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) is a deciduous shrub that grows from 3.5 to 8 m tall. Its fragrant tiny bell-shaped flowers blossom from spring to summer followed by shiny inedible bluish-black berries. The dark green leaves of this small tree turn deep red in fall. It thrives in partial shade and attracts butterflies birds and mammals.
Evergreen huckleberry
Evergreen huckleberry
A prized fruit in summer, evergreen huckleberry is native to the Western Pacific United States and British Columbia. The small, round fruit is similar in taste to a blueberry but with a more intense and sweet flavor. This makes them a perfect choice for jams, jellies, and syrups. The berries are also a favorite of birds and other wildlife, including bears.
Lowbush blueberry
Lowbush blueberry
Lowbush blueberry (*Vaccinium angustifolium*) is a blueberry shrub native to Canada. Its fruits, or blueberries, are a very important edible berry and are normally packaged frozen. They are made into jams, preserves, syrups, ice cream, pies, and juices. Lowbush blueberry attracts honey bees and other pollinators.
Lingonberry
Lingonberry
You can eat the fruit of lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea). However, these berries will taste bitter unless you leave them on the branch over the winter. This makes them taste much sweeter. The leaves stay on the plant all winter long. The berries are popular to make jam.
Darrow's Blueberry
Darrow's Blueberry
Vaccinium darrowii is a small North American shrub that is prized as an ornamental bush, but it's also grown for its delicious berries. This evergreen bush has light-green foliage with pink to reddish leaf tips, which make this species a good choice for an ornamental garden.
Red huckleberry
Red huckleberry
Red huckleberry (Vaccinium parvifolium) is a slow-growing, deciduous shrub that often grows on old tree stumps in forest areas. Birds and all types of animals are attracted to its seeds, foliage and twigs.
Bog bilberry
Bog bilberry
Bog bilberry is a small deciduous shrub that can grow up to 10 to 75 cm tall, sometimes reaching 1 m tall. The fruit of this plant is blue-black with white flesh, and it is edible, providing a sweet treat when ripe in late summer.
Elliott's blueberry
Elliott's blueberry
Elliott's blueberry (Vaccinium elliottii) is a plant species that yields plump, juicy blueberries that are approximately 1.3 cm wide. Its flowers are fuchsia. Elliott's blueberry grows on the coastal plains of the southeastern United States.
Deerberry
Deerberry
Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) is a deciduous shrub that’s native to North America. Its fruit is so devastatingly sour that it must be sweetened before human beings find it palatable. However, deer don’t mind the bitter taste and love to feast on it.
Hillside Blueberry
Hillside Blueberry
Hillside Blueberry is a wild blueberry native to central and eastern North America, frequently found along roadsides and in the woods. This easy-to-grow perennial shrub produces large amounts of lightly sweet berries that can be eaten raw or in pies, preserves, and jams. Also, it is a popular food source for a range of wildlife.
Thinleaf huckleberry
Thinleaf huckleberry
Thinleaf huckleberry (Vaccinium membranaceum) is a deciduous perennial shrub that blooms in summer with striking purple flowers. Attracts butterflies and moths. It grows in full sun to partial shade in moist well-drained soil but can tolerate drought conditions. Edible purple fruit ripens in fall and has a sweet acidic flavor.
Cascade bilberry
Cascade bilberry
As its botanical name suggests, Vaccinium deliciosum provides delicious fruit. The dark-blue or black fruit, called bilberry, is not only delicious but also very nutritious. Cascade bilberry grows at elevations higher than 1000 m. The berries were a staple food among Native Americans, but various species of animals like to feed on these juicy berries, as well.
Cranberry
Cranberry
Cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos) is a small flowering shrub famous for its sour red berries, most frequently cooked with sugar to make cranberry sauce or dried with sugar. It is found in Europe, Asia, and North America. This particular variety typically refers to the species found in Britain.
Dwarf bilberry
Dwarf bilberry
Dwarf bilberry is famous for its fruit: dark blue blueberries called bilberries or occasionally European blueberries. This small shrub is among many species of the Vaccinium genus that produce these dark-blue berries. They are mostly collected from the wild, but they are small and difficult to pick. Bilberries are usually picked by a berry-picking rake, a tool that often causes damage to plants.
Oval-Leaved Blueberry
Oval-Leaved Blueberry
Oval-Leaved Blueberry is a spreading shrub that produces edible dark blue or black berries that sometimes have a waxy coating. Also called oval-leaf huckleberry, the berries are used in jams and jellies and also for making liqueur. Herbal tea can be made from the leaves or the juice of the berries, which is also used in the making of dyes.
Velvetleaf huckleberry
Velvetleaf huckleberry
The velvetleaf huckleberry (*Vaccinium myrtilloides*) is a deciduous shrub that is common throughout much of North America, particularly around the Great Lakes basin. It is a traditional food source for many Indigenous nations: the berries can be eaten raw, cooked into a stew, or dried and used in pemmican, a nutritionally-dense dish made of animal fats and berries. The vibrant color of the berry has also made it useful as a dye for porcupine quills.
Grouse whortleberry
Grouse whortleberry
Grouse whortleberry (Vaccinium scoparium) is a type of small huckleberry that grows at altitudes between 700 m and 3000 m in the mountains of the western United States and Canada. It grows in low bushes under forest canopies. Despite the difficulty in harvesting large quantities of the tiny berries, they were historically gathered by native tribes.
Small bog cranberry
Small bog cranberry
The small-fruited cranberry grows as a perennial, evergreen dwarf shrub, which reaches stature heights of mostly about 13 cm. His limp and finely veined shoots reach lengths of 10 to 30 centimeters. The bark is sparsely covered with fine hair. The alternate arranged on the branches leaves are divided into a petiole and a leaf blade.
Southern mountain cranberry
Southern mountain cranberry
Vaccinium erythrocarpum has an oddly discontinuous distribution, with one subspecies in the southeastern United States and the other in east Asia.
Large cranberry
Large cranberry
Vaccinium macrocarpon (also called large cranberry, American cranberry and bearberry) is a North American species of cranberry of the subgenus Oxycoccus and genus Vaccinium.
Highbush blueberry 'Patriot'
Highbush blueberry 'Patriot'
The highbush blueberry 'Patriot' is a shrub with dark green leaves that turn to a reddish-purple hue in fall. Cultivated in 1976, it's a hybrid of a cross between Dixi and Michigan LB-1 and 'Earliblue' blueberries. In spring, tiny white flowers bloom and give way to delightfully sweet mid-season blueberries. They make good border shrubs or focal pieces for large open areas.
Highbush blueberry 'Pink Lemonade'
Highbush blueberry 'Pink Lemonade'
Highbush blueberry 'Pink Lemonade' is a type of edible blueberry plant named for how pink its fruits are when they first appear. They are known for being very compact, and for producing fruit quickly. This makes them popular with gardeners in cooler climates where there is less time for the fruit to ripen and be harvested.
Azores blueberry
Azores blueberry
Azores blueberry is a small shrub that produces small, edible blue berries. It is native to North America and grows best in acidic soil. In addition, they are commonly used in pies, jams, and other baked goods.
Vaccinium carlesii
Vaccinium carlesii
Vaccinium carlesii is a deciduous shrub with a bushy habit, known for its clusters of bell-shaped, white-pink flowers that bloom in spring. The flowers give way to blue-black berries, relished by wildlife. Thriving in well-drained acidic soils, vaccinium carlesii exhibits brilliant red fall foliage, a stunning contrast to its wooded or moorland home. Adapted to cold climates, it's a hardy species with year-round visual appeal.
Highbush blueberry 'Toro'
Highbush blueberry 'Toro'
Highbush blueberry 'Toro' is a type of edible blueberry plant developed to produce very large and sweet dessert berries. It grows 1.5 to 2 m tall and wide and produces fruit in great abundance during midsummer following the creation of masses of white flowers.
Highbush blueberry 'Bluecrop'
Highbush blueberry 'Bluecrop'
Highbush blueberry 'Bluecrop' is a slightly larger than average blueberry cultivar which produces a lot of fresh and firm berries suitable for many purposes, hence the name. It grows 1.8 to 2.5 m tall and wide and produces berries in midsummer. This cultivar has no serious pest issues for the gardener to worry about.
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Dracaena
Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.
Fig trees
Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.
Brambles
Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.
Maples
The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.
Nightshades
Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.
Roses
Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.
Oaks
Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.
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Blueberries
Vaccinium
Also known as: Cranberries
Sweet and juicy, blueberries are delicious and packed with antioxidants and vitamins. A garden favorite for its many varieties of plants and fruit sizes, this genus is relatively easy to grow and provides year-round color and interest. Netting may be needed to cover the plant during fruit production as birds are highly attracted to the sweet, luscious blueberries.
Lifespan
Perennial
Plant Type
Shrub
Key Facts About Blueberries
Feedback
Attributes of Blueberries
Planting Time
Spring, Mid fall, Late fall
Plant Height
1.8 m to 3.5 m
Spread
1.8 m to 3.5 m
Flower Size
2.5 cm
Leaf type
Evergreen
Ideal Temperature
0 - 25 ℃
Scientific Classification of Blueberries
Distribution of Blueberries
Feedback
Distribution Map of Blueberries
Native
Cultivated
Invasive
Potentially invasive
Exotic
No species reported
How to Grow and Care for Blueberries
Feedback
Blueberries, a genus including blueberries, cranberries, and huckleberries, requires specific care attention. They generally prefer full sunlight or partial shade, frequent watering ensuring good moisture levels, and thrive well in acidic, well-draining soil. They are hardy in cool to moderate temperatures, tolerating cold quite well. Common challenges include sustaining acidic soil conditions and managing problems like fungal diseases, pests like spotted wing drosophila. In terms of seasonal considerations, providing protection from intense summer heat, ensuring proper winter insulation, and a balanced amount of watering in varying seasons are crucial.
How to Water Blueberries?
What Are the Sunlight Requirements for Blueberries?
How to Propagate Blueberries?
How to Plant Blueberries?
Exploring the Blueberries Plants
Feedback
8 most common species：
Highbush blueberry
Highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) is a type of blueberry plant native to the United States and Canada. Highbush blueberry is the most common source of commercially grown blueberries in North America. In the wild, these berries also provide a food source to small animals.
Rabbiteye blueberry
Vaccinium virgatum is commonly known as rabbiteye blueberry as it's a species of blueberry. The plant itself is a deciduous shrub that can grow up to 91 to 183 cm tall with a spread of up to 91 cm. The spirally-arranged leaves develop into dark green and tend to be 8 cm long. It bears berries as fruit which is often 5 mm in diameter. The berries this plant produces are edible and routinely used for sauces and syrups.
Bilberry
Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) is a low-growing shrub indigenous to Eurasia. Its dark blueberries are edible and can be consumed raw or made into jams, jellies, and pies. In France and Italy, people use these berries as a flavorful base for liqueurs and desserts like sorbet.
Farkleberry
Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) is a deciduous shrub that grows from 3.5 to 8 m tall. Its fragrant tiny bell-shaped flowers blossom from spring to summer followed by shiny inedible bluish-black berries. The dark green leaves of this small tree turn deep red in fall. It thrives in partial shade and attracts butterflies birds and mammals.
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All Species of Blueberries
Highbush blueberry
Rabbiteye blueberry
Bilberry
Farkleberry
Evergreen huckleberry
Lowbush blueberry
Lingonberry
Darrow's Blueberry
Red huckleberry
Bog bilberry
Elliott's blueberry
Deerberry
Hillside Blueberry
Thinleaf huckleberry
Cascade bilberry
Cranberry
Dwarf bilberry
Oval-Leaved Blueberry
Velvetleaf huckleberry
Grouse whortleberry
Small bog cranberry
Southern mountain cranberry
Large cranberry
Highbush blueberry 'Patriot'
Highbush blueberry 'Pink Lemonade'
Azores blueberry
Vaccinium carlesii
Highbush blueberry 'Toro'
Highbush blueberry 'Bluecrop'
More Popular Genus
Feedback
Dracaena
Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.
Fig trees
Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.
Brambles
Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.
Maples
The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.
Nightshades
Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.
Roses
Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.
Oaks
Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.
Your Ultimate Guide to Plants
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17,000 local species +400,000 global species studied
Nearly 5 years of research
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