Vaccinium corymbosum

Name: Vaccinium corymbosum
Common Name: swamp blueberry				Family:   Ericaceae
x    Deciduous             Evergreen         x    Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous             Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit upright, dense, many branched	Hard. Zone    usda 3		Mature Size 1.5m tall by 1.5m spread					x
Leaf: leathery, lance shaped to elliptical, entire or toothed, mid green					Fall/Winter Color: yellow or red foliage in fall
Leaf Arr.        Opposite     x    Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers: long, cylindrical, white, or pink tinged, pendant terminal raceme						Infl. terminal raceme produces sweet, edible, spherical blue black berries
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.     ( July.      August.      Sept.)      Oct.      Nov.      Dec. (fruiting period)
Water Use High  x   Low		Soil Rich     Lean     Well-drained x, acidic peaty or sandy soil					Exposure Sun   x  Semi-shade  x   Shade
Landscape uses: food crop, ornamental ,shrub border		Limitations: caterpillars, scale, gray mold, leaf and bud gall, phytophthora crown and root rot, powdery mildew, rust					Other Features: many cultivars provide a variety of form, fruit, and fruiting time