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Vaccinium crassifolium 'Well's Delight'

Also Known As

Well's Delight Creeping Blueberry

Plant type

shrub, groundcover

size

H: 3"-6"
W: 48"-72"

planting zones

6a-10b

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Vaccinium crassifolium 'Well's Delight' plant details

Vaccinium crassifolium 'Well's Delight' is a broadleaf evergreen groundcover shrub with bronze and green foliage. In spring pink flowers emerge followed by black and purple fruit. Features glossy texture. Attracts bees and birds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with mostly sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in acidic, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Vaccinium crassifolium 'Well's Delight'

Plant type: groundcover shrub
Plant family: ericaceae
Foliage: evergreen bronze and green
Mature size: 48 IN - 72 IN - wide, 3 IN - 6 IN - tall
Flowers: pink blooms in spring

GROWING CONDITIONS for Vaccinium crassifolium 'Well's Delight'

USDA Zones: 6a - 10b
Sun exposure: mostly sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: heat
Soil needs: acidic, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

This glossy evergreen ground cover only gets 3-4” tall. The biggest we have seen are 18-24” across. The new foliage is purplish bronze in spring. We have not seen many with fruit. But even without fruit this is an excellent ground cover.

By: Gossler Farms

Thick glossy green leaves. Mat forming.

By: Little Prince of Oregon

A delightful new GC developed by N.Carolina State Univ., this creeping blueberry has small glossy leaves with reddish new growth. Sun-PSh/Med-Wet/GdDrain

By: Forestfarm

Native from our own Virginia to Georgia. Forms a low mat of shiny deep green to bronze leaves. Small clusters of rose-red flowers in Spring. Needs moisture when young but fairly drought tolerant afterward. Well's Delight was selected from a native stand in North Carolina, very low growing, to 5-8 inches high (where the species is 8-12"), branches trailing or low arching, leaves glossy dark green, slightly reddish in winter, fruit black to purplish black

By: Lazy S'S Farm Nursery

Shiny, dark, evergreen leaves are the dominant attraction of this low, spreading, heat-tolerant groundcover. Dainty pinkish flowers in midspring are an additional treat. Requires good drainage. Tolerates partial shade.