Shiny Blueberry
Vaccinium myrsinites
Shiny blueberry is a small, glossy-leaved evergreen blueberry that spreads into low colonies across Florida and Gulf-coast pinelands. Early bloom and sweet dark berries make it a wildlife staple.
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 2–4 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- February, March
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, mammals, songbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~294 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- border, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, SC
Related native plants
More Vaccinium species
- Evergreen Huckleberry (Vaccinium ovatum)
- Red Huckleberry (Vaccinium parvifolium)
- Sparkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum)
- Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum)
- Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum)
- Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium)