Darrow's Blueberry

Leaves are glaucous and appear to be blue-green sometimes with pink-violet overtones.

The range includes the Florida panhandle and much of the penninsula.  Based on BONAP and IRC herbarium specimen maps, it extends north into southern Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi.  It is likely absent or of very sparse occurrence in northeast Florida and southeast Georgia, and southeastern Florida.



Low hedge or border plant, specimen plant in a wildflower garden, mass planting.

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Must have acidic soil.

Birds and other wildlife consume the fruit.

Moist sites. Flatwoods, scrubby flatwoods.

• Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
• Attracts various pollinators, especially native bees.   Documented bee species include Agapostemon splendens, Augochlorella aurata, A. gratiosa and Apis mellifera (honeybee) (Deyrup et al. 2002).