How to choose and grow blueberries Deciduous, Edible fruit,
Shrubs Native to eastern North America; for ornamental species,
see Vaccinium. Most blueberries grown for fruit are also
handsome shrubs suitable for hedges or shrub borders. Leaves, to
3 in. long, are bronze when new, maturing to dark green, turning
scarlet or yellow in fall. Tiny, urn-shaped spring flowers are
white or pinkish. Summer fruit is decorative. Blueberries thrive
under conditions that suit rhododendrons and azaleas, to which
they are related. They need cool,moist, well drained acid soil
(pH 4.5–5.5). Where soil isn–t acidic enough, either create
proper conditions in garden soil or grow in containers filled
with acidic potting mix. For more information about how to grow
blueberries, go to How to Choose and Grow Blueberries.
Blueberries thrive under conditions that suit rhododendrons and
azaleas, to which they are related. They need cool, moist, well
drained acid soil (pH 4.5–5.5). Where soil isn–t acidic enough,
either create proper condi