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Blueberry bushBlueberry bush
Rachel D.Rachel D.Gold GroupGold Group
Vaccinium corybosumVaccinium corybosum
The bush is 5 to 10 The bush is 5 to 10 feet tallfeet tall
Stems with raised Stems with raised dotsdots
Flowers look like tiny Flowers look like tiny bellsbells
Blueberries are a very Blueberries are a very dark blue, or black dark blue, or black colorcolor
Growing StageGrowing Stage
Blueberry bushes Blueberry bushes need acidic like clay need acidic like clay or other rocky soilsor other rocky soils
They mostly grow in They mostly grow in Southern CaliforniaSouthern California
Blueberry bushes are Blueberry bushes are dicotsdicots
They are also They are also angiospermsangiosperms
Blueberries help usBlueberries help us
Blueberries are a good source of vitamin c Blueberries are a good source of vitamin c and vitamin kand vitamin k
It also provides fiberIt also provides fiber
Pectin content in the fiber is known to Pectin content in the fiber is known to lower blood cholesterollower blood cholesterol
Blueberry juice contains a compound that Blueberry juice contains a compound that prevents harmful bacteria from anchoring prevents harmful bacteria from anchoring itself to the bladder itself to the bladder
ResourcesResources
Simply-blueberries.comMdwfp.com
Web addresses:
asktheberryman.com
Year:
1999
Publisher:
The Reader’s Digest Association
Books: title
The Garden Problem Solver
