Is There an Evergreen Blueberry Plant?

Leaves

• Evergreen blueberry plants retain their leaves year round and have thick, leathery leaves with small, sharp teeth; the leaves are elliptic and shiny.

Berries

• Evergreen berries range from black with no bloom in the Pacific Northwest, to blue in Texas, and ripen in late October or early November.

Flowers

• Flowers range in color from small, white, waxy, bell-shaped flowers to pinkish-white or red blooms.

Location

• Native evergreen blueberry plants grow from the pinelands to the forest floor; growing throughout the United States from the Atlantic Coast (Florida and North Carolina) to the Pacific Northwest (Oregon and California).

Varieties

• Varieties of evergreen blueberry plants include the evergreen blueberry or California huckleberry (Vassinium ovatum), Darrow evergreen blueberry (Vassinium darrowii), and Creeping blueberry (V. crassifolium: native to only four states in the southeast).