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Labrador Tea vs Patriot Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum Patriot

Rhododendron groenlandicum (Ledum groenlandicum)

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Patriot Blueberry
Labrador Tea

The Patriot Blueberry offers the largest fruit of all the early season blueberries and thrives in an acidic soil with a low pH. With fruit that can easily grow to the size of a quarter, you'll be known for having the largest blueberries for miles. The Patriot Blueberry is ideal for fresh eating, baking, and preserving. Cold hardy and self-pollinating, the Patriot Blueberry is also resistant to root rot.

Labrador Tea is slow-growing evergreen shrub native to the boreal forests of Canada.

It thrives in wet, swampy conditions.

Labrador Tea has narrow, leathery, dark green leaves, topped by a cluster of white flowers in the spring. It is a perfect ornamental shrub for boggy, wet areas of your property.

Patriot Blueberry Quick Facts

Labrador Tea Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 1a
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Height: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: any
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: any
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Toxicity: slightly toxic if ingested
Foliage: leathery, orange undersides, evergreen
Fall colour: red to deep red
Fall colour: rust orange
Flowers: white, pink tinged
Flowers: white, fragrant
Berries: edible blue
Firmness: firm
Flavor: sweet, mild
Harvest: July
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, YT, NT, NU, PE
Other Names: patriot highbush blueberry, patriot northern highbush blueberry