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Wild Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) is a small spreading native shrub with sweet blue fruit. It is commercially harvested in Canada and the northern United States from managed wild patches.
Lowbush Blueberry requires acidic soil around pH 4.5 to 5.0. After cold stratification, germination usually begins in 3 to 4 weeks around 20°C and can continue for 6 to 8 weeks.
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Starting this seed
- Cold3 monthsCold stratification
- SowAfter the cold stage
- Seed source
- Eastern Canada
- Hardiness
- Zone 2
- Mature size
- 1 to 2 ft tall
How to stratify seed
In the fridge. Put the seed in a bag with a damp medium such as peat moss, vermiculite, sand or coco coir. The medium is only there to hold moisture. Keep the bag in the fridge, above freezing, for the cold period shown, then sow.
Or outside. Sow the seed outdoors in the fall and let winter do the cold period.
The plant these seeds grow into
Growing details
- Native range
- Northeastern North AmericaNative in northern Manitoba
- Site
- Acidic soil rich in organic matter, below pH 6Full sun gives the most fruit
- Flavour
- Smaller and sweeter than highbush blueberries
- Pollination
- Plant more than oneNative bees pollinate the flowers
- Foliage
- Reddish in spring, maroon purple in fall
Cold hardinessZone 2 · Canadian maps for this plant
Zone 2 and warmer
The map shows minimum winter hardiness. Soil, moisture and summer warmth also affect how a plant grows.
About these maps
Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.
Open Government Licence – Canada