Description
- Medium sized multi-branched shrub growing in and around wetlands. Blueberries come out in July and are delicious to both people and wildlife. We have many pick your own blueberry farms here in southern Maine, and this is the species they use. Look into any garden catalog and you will find a number of commercial varieties that have been developed from the wild one. These are non-varietal selections. Although they can be grown in upland areas, they must have acidic soil with lots of organic matter to retain moisture. Excellent early season pollen source for our native bees. Bees use a process known as sonication, beating their wings at a particular rate/frequency to release pollen from the anthers in the flowers. Yet another wonderful example of co-evolution between insects and plants in a shared community, which to me, truly defines a native plant.
15″-18″ high, 1.5 gallon pots
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