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Scientific Name: | Vaccinium macrocarpon |
Common Name: | cranberry |
Family Name: | Ericaceae |
Origin: | |
Hardiness Zone: | Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C) |
Plant Type: | Broadleaf evergreen, Ground cover |
Mature Size: | 0.1 - 0.2m x 0.6 - 1.0m (height x width) |
Habit: | Irregular |
Form: | Round |
Texture: | Medium - fine |
Landscape Uses: | Ground cover, Urban agriculture |
Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
Soil or Media: | Acidic |
Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Leathery, Glabrous, Elliptic, Entire |
Flowers: | White, Pink, May-Jun |
Fruit: | Berry (true), Edible, Red, Sep-Oct, (Persistent) |
Key ID Features: | |
Leaves elliptical with rounded ends, about 12mm long; flowers white or pink in late spring; berries sour-tasting, red or pink, 9-14mm wide, harvested in October, persistant. |