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How to Grow
Water
Medium
Water moderately, allowing the top 3cm to dry out between watering.
Sunlight
Partial Shade - Full Sun
~
3-6 hours of sun per day, with protection from intense mid-day sun
Soil
Wet to dry, acid, rocky soils to organic peats.
Characteristics
Bloom Time
Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Plant Type
Fruit, Shrubs, Edible, Native Plant, Shrub
Lifespan
Perennial
Plant Height
6-12 ft.
Flower
Small pink or white bell-shaped flowers that mature in clusters. Blooms from March to May.
Fruit
Blue to purple small round fruits that show up in August, ripening from a green to pink color to full ripeness. Females cannot produce fruit on their own. Fruit is edible., Black, Blue
Benefits
Attracts
Birds
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Taxonomy
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Vaccinium