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Velvetleaf Blueberry

Vaccinium myrtilloides

Velvetleaf blueberry is a low, soft-haired wild blueberry of northern woods and barrens, prized for abundant sweet fruit. Cold-hardy and colony-forming on poor, acidic, sandy soils.

Family

Ericaceae

Type

shrub

Lifespan

perennial

Height

1–2 ft

Spacing

2–4 ft apart

Light

sun, part shade, shade

Soil moisture

moist

Soil pH

acidic

Bloom

May, June

Bloom colors

white, pink, green, purple, brown

Wildlife value

songbirds, butterflies, larval host

Caterpillar hosts

~294 butterfly & moth species

Landscape uses

foundation, groundcover, container, erosion control

Native states

CT, IA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, OH, PA, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV