1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Broadleaf Evergreen
1.3 Origin
Australia
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada, Northern Europe, Russia/Siberia, Japan
1.4 Types
Acacia retinodes retinodes, Acacia retinodes uncifolia
V. vitis-idaea var. vitis-idaea, V. vitis-idaea var. minus Lodd
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
open forests
Mountain tops, Rocky areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
Not Available
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
Oval/Rounded
Prostrate/Trailing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
530.00 cm10.20 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
530.00 cm60.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow
White, Pink, Light Pink
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings
Requires regular watering, when new, water every week
4.4.2 In Summer
Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Prune after flowering
No pruning needed in the early stages
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red spider mite
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Not Available
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Nausea, Vomiting
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Arthritis, Gout, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as a dye
Used As Food, Used in making beverages
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Alpine, Bog Garden, Container, Edging, Edible, Foundation, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Acacia retinodes
VACCINIUM vitis-idaea
7.2 Common Name
Ever-blooming Wattle, Silver Wattle, Water Wattle
Lingonberry
7.2.1 In Hindi
Silver Wattle
Lingonberry
7.2.2 In German
Silver Wattle
Preiselbeere
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
acacia amarilla
Lingonberry
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Acacia retinodes
Lingonberry
7.2.7 In Polish
Silver Wattle
borówki brusznicy
7.2.8 In Latin
Silver Wattle
Lingonberry
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species