Vaccinium corymbosum

30 seeds Vaccinium corymbosum.

Vaccinium corymbosum, the northern highbush blueberry, is a species of blueberry native to eastern North America, from the Great Lakes region east to Nova Scotia, and south through the Northeastern United States and Appalachian region, to the Southeastern United States in Mississippi. Other common names include blue huckleberry, tall huckleberry, swamp huckleberry, high blueberry, and swamp blueberry.

These berries were collected and used in Native American cuisine in areas where V. corymbosum grew as a native plant. This plant is also the most common commercially grown blueberry in present day North America.

It is also cultivated as an ornamental plant for home and wildlife gardens and natural landscaping projects. The pH must be very acidic (4.5 to 5.5). In natural habitats it is a food source for native and migrating birds, bears, and small mammals.

Outside of its natural range in North America, Vaccinium corymbosum has naturalized in British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington. On other continents it has naturalized in Japan, New Zealand, Great Britain, Poland, and the Netherlands.

USDA Hardiness Zone (°F): 3 (-40 to -30 °F)

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