Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
Also called Blueberries
Garden plant · Herbs, veg & fruitEricaceous compost, and rainwater in a hard-water area — tap water is alkaline there and it will slowly starve.
Care at a glance
- Ease
- Hard
- Water
- Every 3 daysWater the ground — water at the base, in the morning, not over the leaves.
- Light
- Full sun
- Feed
- Every 30 days
- Humidity
- Average
- Hardiness
- Hardy — a very cold winter RHS H6, to -20°C
- Size
- 1.25 m tall · 1.25 m across
- Lifecycle
- Shrub
- Origin
- North America
Is it safe for pets and people?
PetsNothing recorded against it
No animal-poison authority lists this plant either way.
PeopleNot checked yet
Nobody has checked this one against a source for us yet, so treat it as unknown rather than safe.
Checked against ASPCA and RHS on 2026-07-31. Where a source says nothing, we say nothing.
A guide, not veterinary or medical advice. If a pet or a person has eaten a plant and you are worried, call your vet or doctor now — don’t wait for signs to appear. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
First signs of trouble
- Neat scalloped notches bitten out of the leaf edges from late summer — the adults feed at night, and the grubs that follow them into the compost are what kill a container bush.Vine weevil · pest
- The youngest leaves at the shoot tips turn yellow between green veins while the old leaves stay dark — the compost has drifted above pH 5.5 and iron is locked away.Lime-induced chlorosis · disorder
- Berries going from a truss while still pink and hard — blackbirds strip a bush as it colours, days before you would call it ripe.Birds · pest