Crimson clover, a cool-season perennial that blooms in early spring, attracts native bees to blueberry bushes by giving pollen and nectar. Red clover, a legume, fixes nitrogen in the soil, making it a double-duty plant.
Although this gorgeous native wildflower is a forest species, it may be planted alongside blueberries in decorative plantings or along fruit planting boundaries to encourage pollinators.
Southeastern blueberry bees and bumblebees eat redbuds. The southeastern blueberry bee is our best blueberry pollinator. Pollination and yields will rise with this pollinator and honeybees and bumblebees in early spring.
The best living mulch for irrigated vegetable crops, orchards, and fruit bushes is white clover. The legume white clover fixes nitrogen in the soil for adjacent plants.
Strawberry plants are often placed behind blueberry bushes in permaculture. This combination works for decorative and food gardening. Strawberry fields are lovely with deep-lobed leaves, white blooms, and tasty fruit.
The delicious leaves and beautiful blossoms of creeping thyme make it a popular groundcover. Thyme grows best in neutral to alkaline soils, although it can withstand acidic soils. This expansive groundcover controls weeds well.
Southern gardeners appreciate rhododendrons and azaleas. Acidic soils support their beautiful spring blossoms. They attract southeastern blueberry bees to the garden by flowering at the same time as blueberries and being their favored feeding plant.
Flowering dogwood, another Southern classic, pairs well with blueberries. The same soil conditions support its gorgeous white blossoms, which draw bumblebees to the area.
Many hollies grow well in the South like blueberries. From tiny mounds to pyramidal trees, these plants and shrubs provide unlimited architectural possibilities. Most are broadleaf evergreens, although some deciduous species grow in Southern gardens.