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Blueberries are gorgeous plants. With fragrant spring blooms, stunning fall color, and vibrant summer berries, they are as deserving of space in the ornamental garden as they are among row crops. No matter where you plant them, these blueberry companion plants will help you get the most from your plantings—whether your goals are boosting fruit production or creating a beautiful edible landscape. Planting blueberry companion plants is a great way to attract pollinators, manage weeds, and conserve soil moisture.
Three different types of blueberry plants can be grown in the South. Rabbiteye blueberries (Vaccinium virgatum) are native to the southeast and are quite heat tolerant. They perform well through the middle, lower, and coastal South, as do southern highbush blueberries. Southern high bush blueberries (Vaccinium x corymbosum) are a hybrid developed at the University of Florida to produce plants with high fruit quality and productivity, along with the low chilling requirement necessary to produce berries in the Deep South. The third type of plant is northern highbush
blueberries (V. corymbosum), which works well in the upper and middle South.
Blueberries require full sun and acidic soil, ideally with pH between 4.0 to 5.5, so blueberry companion plants must also thrive under these conditions. Blueberry plants also have a shallow root system that can be disturbed by planting annuals and is subject to competition from surrounding plants for water and nutrients. Provide plenty of space between blueberry plants and their companions to limit competition.
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