Lowbush Blueberry
Vaccinium angustifolium
Ericaceae · broadleaf deciduous shrub · native
Last updated
Data Coverage 4 of 6 dimensions
Quick Facts
Height
2–5 ft
Growth Rate
Moderate
Light
Full Sun
Soil
Wet Tolerant
Water
Moderate
Hardiness
Zone Zones 2a–8b
Bloom Time
Jun 1-Jun 30
Fall Color
Bronze
Origin
Newfoundland, Maine
Phenological Calendar
| Stage | Typical Window |
|---|---|
| Bud break BBCH 07 | Feb 15-Mar 15 |
| Leaf emergence BBCH 11 | Mar 1-Apr 1 |
| Bloom start BBCH 61 | Jun 1-Jun 30 |
| Bloom end / petal fall BBCH 69 | Jun 15-Jul 15 |
| Fruit/seed development BBCH 71 | Jun 1-Aug 31 |
| Leaf drop BBCH 93 | Oct 15-Nov 30 |
| Dormancy BBCH 97 | Nov 15-Feb 28 |
Diseases (38)
Alternaria spp Alternaria Fruit Rot Armillaria ostoyae Armillaria Root Rot Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae Bacterial Canker Botrytis cinerea Botrytis Blight Abiotic Chemical Injury Rhizobium radiobacter (formerly Agrobacterium tumefaciens) Crown Gall Godronia cassandrae Fusicoccum Canker (Godronia Canker) Non-pathogenic (abiotic — soil pH imbalance) Incorrect soil pH Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi Mummy Berry Colletotrichum spp. Ripe Rot (Anthracnose) Symptom category — not a single disease Root Rot Thekopsora minima and Naohidemyces vaccinii Rust The blueberry Scorch The blueberry Shock Chondrostereum purpureum Silver Leaf Botryosphaeria corticis Stem Canker Diaporthe vaccinii Twig Blight Sporocadus lichenicola Twig Canker Verticillium dahliae Verticillium Wilt Blueberry mosaic virus and related viruses Virus Diseases Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae or similar Witches' Broom Rust Botryosphaeria spp. Botryosphaeria Fruit Rot and Berry Speckle Abiotic (symptom) Cottonball Phyllosticta cotoneastri (primary); Entomosporium maculat... Early Leaf Spot Cranberry false blossom virus False Blossom Phytophthora cactorum Fruit Rot Phytophthora spp. Phytophthora Root and Runner Rot Pyrenobotrys compacta Pyrenobotrys Leaf Spot Phyllosticta cotoneastri Red Leaf Spot Phytophthora spp. or environmental Red Shoot Environmental/nutritional disorder Rose Bloom Diaporthe vaccinii (asexual: Phomopsis vaccinii) Upright Dieback Raspberry bushy dwarf virus and related viruses Virus Abiotic or fungal Leaf Gall Symptom category — not a single disease Leaf Spot Phytophthora ramorum"filthy five\" genera are inc Ramorum Leaf Blight and Shoot Dieback Three viruses generally considered as \"latent\" in apple... Diseases Diaporthe vaccinii (asexual Phomopsis vaccinii) Leaf Spots and Twig Blights
Pests (7)
Cultivars (1)
'Burgundy'
Common name: Burgundy Lowbush Blueberry
Hardy to USDA Zone 2