Vaccinium pallidum
Common name: Hillside Blueberry
Vaccinium pallidum is a lovely, low shrub that you can harvest tasty blue morsels from on sandy soils in oak shade to full sun. The leaves tend to be dark green above and pale underneath for much of the year and turn a bright red in the fall. In lighter shade the red can be quite brilliant. While it is found on similar habitat as early low blueberry, it can stand more disturbed soils and more sun. Interestly, these two species do sometimes hybridizes where they share sites. Like other blueberries they can stand fire to a certain extent but flower and set fruit on two year old stems, so if you're a burner then maybe step it back a bit around them. As with other blueberries sandier, more acidic soils are best.
Limited availability.
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Plant Details
Plant type
Shrubs
Soil type
Dry, Dry Mesic, Mesic (Not too Wet Not too Dry)
Light exposure
Eastern Exposure / Morning Sun, Full Sun, High Canopy Shade (Usually from oaks), Partial Sun / Part Shade
Bloom period
Late Spring
Urban environment
Uncompacted Urban Soils, Requires Protected Site
Habitat
Sandy Soils, Woodlands
Growth form
Shrubby/Clump, Low branched, Colonizing / Spreading
Growth rate
Moderate
Flower color
White / Pink
Fall color
Red
Size
- Mature height
- 2 Feet
- Mature width
- 2 Feet
- Max height
- 3 Feet
- Max width
- 3 Feet
Additional information
Butterfly host plant Drought Resistant Loved by birds Pollinator hot spot Edible fruit
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