Native Plant Database

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Flower:
Fruit: Blue

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Red , Pink
Bloom Time: Apr , May

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , GA , IL , IN , KS , KY , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , TN , VA , VT , WI , WV
Canada: ON
Native Habitat: dry woods and barrens
USDA Native Status: L48(N), CAN(N)

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Sun , Part Shade , Shade
Soil Moisture: Dry , Moist
Soil Description: Loam, Sand

Benefit

Attracts: Birds

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

Mr. Smarty Plants says

Groundcover to reduce erosion for shady area in New York
May 05, 2009
We live on a lake with gravelly and clay soils, lots of wind and little sun. I am looking for a native ground cover that will help reduce erosion over some of the steep slopes facing south (under shad...
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Additional resources

USDA: Find Vaccinium pallidum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Vaccinium pallidum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Vaccinium pallidum