Blue Ridge Blueberry
Vaccinium pallidum
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Blue ridge blueberry grows from southern Maine westward through Ontario to Minnesota, Illinois, and Missouri, southward to Arkansas and Alabama (avoiding the Mississippi River Valley), and eastward to South Carolina. It's highly adaptable, but prefers well-drained, acidic soils and full sun.
Fruit: A 1/4" blue-black berry. They ripen in mid-summer.
Flowers: A 1/3" white, bell-shaped flower arranged in racemes. They appear between March and April.
Uses: It can be planted as an ornamental. The fruit is edible.
Importance to wildlife: The fruit is eaten by a wide variety of wildlife. The plant supports a number of butterfly and bee species.
The full blue ridge blueberry plant. Blue ridge blueberry grows as a shrub.
An older stem of a blue ridge blueberry. Bark is typically smooth and green to green-red.
A younger stem of a blue ridge blueberry.
A single leaf on a blue ridge blueberry. Leaves are 1-3" long, ovate, yellow-green above, and paler and sometimes glaucous or hairy below. They margin is typically entire but may be slightly toothed near the apex.
The branching/leaf arrangement of a blue ridge blueberry. Leaves are simple and alternate.
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