Plant types and subtypes: Trees & Shrubs, Shrubs, Evergreens
Light Requirements: sun, part-sun
Soil Description: acid, rich, loam, sand
Height: 6"-12"
Bloom Time: April
Bloom Color: white, pink
Leaf Color: green, bronze
Hardiness Zone: 7, 8
Additional Tags: attracts birds, berries, clumping, creeping, drought tolerant, evergreen, fall interest, mat-forming, ornamental foliage, rock garden plant, showy fruit
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Description
Vaccinium crassifolium
Also known as:creeping blueberry
,Description
Vaccinium crassifolium is a low-growing evergreen subshrub that barely reaches a foot off the ground. The leaves are dark-green to bronze, and glossy. Clusters of pinkish, bell-shaped flowers appear along the stems in April. These give way to small edible blueberries.
Cultivation
Vaccinium crassifolium is a rare blueberry species, endemic to only a few counties in the southern Atlantic state. It does best in moist to wet but well-drained, highly acidic soil. It slowly grows, or creeps horizontally, forming a dense mat and effective groundcover. It is a great specimen for use in a rock garden, where it will provide year round visual interest. Blooms in April. Zones 7-8
Native Range & Classification
Recorded County Distribution: USDA data
Native Range:
GA, NC, SC, VA
Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants | |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants | |
| Superdivision | Spermatophyta | Seed plants | |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants | |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons | |
| Subclass | Dilleniidae | ||
| Order | Ericales | ||
| Family | Ericaceae | Heath family | |
| Genus | Vaccinium | blueberry | |
| Species | Vaccinium crassifolium | creeping blueberry |