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Ericaceae
Blueberry Flower
Vaccinium corymbosum
Abundance and gratitude.
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Vaccinium
- Native to
- Eastern North America
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- deciduous shrub
- Height
- 4-8 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Acidic, moist, well-drained
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-7
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The delicate bell-shaped flowers must be visited by bees to produce fruit, with each berry requiring multiple visits.
- Blueberries are one of the few major fruit crops native to North America.
- The white waxy bloom on blueberry fruits also appears on the flowers and helps reflect excess UV radiation.
- A single blueberry bush can produce 6,000 to 10,000 berries per year and live for over 50 years.
- Native Americans called blueberries 'star berries' because the five-pointed calyx at the top resembles a star.
Color meanings
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prayer
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thankfulness