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Vaccinium formosum
Also called Southern Highbush Blueberry, Swamp Highbush Blueberry, Highbush Blueberry, Blueberry, Swamp Blueberry, American Blueberry, New Jersey Blueberry
Southern blueberry is a deciduous shrub native to the southeastern United States, grown for its edible dark blue berries. It needs acidic, moist soil and full sun to fruit well.
Vaccinium formosum, with common names highbush blueberry, southern blueberry, southern highbush blueberry, and swamp highbush blueberry, is a species of blueberry native to the Southeastern United States.
The plant's primary habitats are in marshes, wetlands, and loamy/sandy soils. It prefers low pH, acidic soils and will not fruit or grow well in basic conditions. The ideal conditions for this plant are in full sun; it can handle partial-sun though it may fruit less. The harvest season of the edible fruit of the Vaccinium formosum is primarily late spring/summer.
Vaccinium formosum is native to the Southeastern United States. It has been found in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland, Delaware, and New York. It grows in a variety of habitats including bogs, pine barrens, mires, ravines and mountain summits.
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