Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Southeastern United States
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Types
Woodard, Tifblue, Garden Blue
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Number of Varieties
2060
0
40000
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Habitat
Barren pine land, Swamps
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-9-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-2
12-3
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm22.90 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Pink
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Blue, Black
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Green, Blue Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Lobed and toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Variety of soil types
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Requires very little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilizers high in ammonia
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Birds
Powdery mildew
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Variety of soil types
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for birds, Wildlife
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Whole plant
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Culinary use, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Wildflower
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
VACCINIUM ashei
Ranunculus acris
Common Name
Rabbiteye Blueberry
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
In Hindi
Rabbiteye ब्लूबेरी
Ranunculus
In German
Rabbiteye Blueberry
Ranunkel
In French
rabbiteye Blueberry
Ranunculus
In Spanish
rabbiteye arándano
ranúnculo
In Greek
rabbiteye Blueberry
Ranunculus
In Portuguese
de mirtilo
Ranogkylos
In Polish
Rabbiteye Blueberry
Ranogkylos
In Latin
deerberry
Ranogkylos
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Ranunculales
Family
Ericaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Vaccinium
Ranunculus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
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Ranunculeae
Subfamily
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Ranunculoideae
Number of Species
1600
1
27800
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