Lowbush Blueberry

NEW ARRIVAL for 2025

Vaccinium angustifolium

You do not have to start your blueberries from cuttings or nursery shrubs. For the patient gardener, growing blueberry shrubs from seed can give you excellent results. 

Vaccinium angustifolium, also known as the wild lowbush blueberry, is the earliest commercially grown blueberry to ripen. This native species of blueberry is the state fruit of Maine and is grown commercially in Canada, Maine, and Massachusetts, mainly harvested from managed wild patches. It is a low spreading deciduous shrub that grows best in wooded or open areas with well-drained acidic soils, producing natural blueberry barrens in some areas.

The plant is fire-tolerant and its numbers often increase in an area following a forest fire. The fruit is a small sweet dark blue to black berry, full of antioxidants and flavonoids, making it a healthy choice for consumption.

Flowers are produced on second year growth. It is recommended to plant more than one variety of blueberry bushes to ensure cross-pollination and get a larger crop of larger, sweeter berries

Contains 20 seeds

Stratification: cold stratify for 90 days 

In order for blueberry plants to produce berries the soil pH needs to be between 4.5 - 5.0. Soils not within the range of pH acceptability for blueberry plant growth must be prepared before planting. If the pH is too high, the growth of the plant is slowed and the foliage turns yellow. Blueberries require adequate water, especially the first year that they are planted, to properly establish a good root system. During the growing season, blueberry plants typically require 1 inch of water per week.