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Wild Lowbush Blueberry Seeds
Wild Lowbush Blueberry Seeds
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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.
Cold Hardiness Zone: 2
Seed Source: Eastern Canada
Stratification Required: 90 days cold
Mature Size: 1 to 2 ft tall
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Growing details
- Fruit size context
- Smaller than highbush blueberries; no millimetre measurement provided
- Foliage
- Simple alternate leaves; reddish in spring, blue-green in summer and maroon-purple in autumn
- Hardiness reference
- USDA zones 2a-8b
- Native range
- Northeastern North America; native and important in northern Manitoba
- Growing site
- Acidic, organic-rich, moist but well-drained soil below pH 6; sun to shade, with full sun best for fruiting
- Flavour reference
- Described as smaller and sweeter than highbush blueberries
- Pollination
- Plant more than one for best fruit production; native bees pollinate the flowers
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