Honey bees
Nectar value
High
Pollen value
High
Pollinator plant
European blueberry
Vaccinium myrtillus
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
Agroforestry database
Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Shrub
- Size
- Small
- Dimensions
- 0.20 m high × 0.30 m wide
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Deciduous
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 3-7
- Moisture
- Moist
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy
- pH
- Acid
- Light
- Partial shade, Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Leaves, Fruit, Tea
- Functions
- Dye, Pollinator plant
- Edibility
- 4 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 3 out of 5
Fruit: raw or cooked, the blue blueberries are sweet and delicious, perfect for making jam. Raw, they have a sour taste. The fruits can also be dried. They have a diameter of about 10 mm. Leaves: these leaves can be used to make tea.