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
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- February, March
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, butterflies, larval host, mammals
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~294 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- foundation, groundcover, container, erosion control
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, MS, SC