Blueberry Plant Identification

Location

• The blueberry bush ranges in height from a few inches to 10 feet and populates areas as diverse as swamps and bogs to dry woods and thickets.

Flowers

• Flowers bloom in spring or early summer; bloom colors include bronze, red, pinkish-white, greenish-white and white, with variations in between. The petals merge to form a bell-shaped flower.

Leaves

• Most species have deciduous leaves, while one retains leaves all year round (evergreen). All species of blueberry plants have an alternate arrangement of elliptical leaves.

Branches

• Twigs are slender, reddish or greenish in color, and covered with raised warts.

Fruit

• Berries range in color from bright red to powder blue to blue-black and purple, ranging in size from less than pea-sized to twice pea-sized. Where the petals attach, ripe berries have a circular scar, or flat spot, located opposite the stem.

  Blueberry fruits are edible, and flavors range from sour to sweet, depending upon variety.