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Top native blueberries

3 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 2 Part shade 3 Dappled shade 1 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 4 Well drained 4 Moist 3

Water use

Medium 2

Soil

Sand 6 Loam 5 Clay 3 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 3

Toughness

Resists

Compaction 2 Fire 2 Wet soil 2

Form

Habit

Erect 3 Multi stemmed 3 Rounded 2

Plant type

Edible 3 Shrub 3 Herbaceous perennial 2 Perennial 2 Ground cover 1
  • Lowbush Blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium keystone caterpillars 161 bees 10 hosts 1 food 41 flowers 82
  • Northern Highbush Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum keystone caterpillars 154 bees 11 hosts 1 food 42 flowers 190 shelter 1
  • Rabbiteye Blueberry Vaccinium virgatum keystone caterpillars 77 bees 5 hosts 1 food 29 flowers 35 shelter 1

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