1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
1.3 Origin
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada, Northern Europe, Russia/Siberia, Japan
1.4 Types
V. vitis-idaea var. vitis-idaea, V. vitis-idaea var. minus Lodd
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Mountain tops, Rocky areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
1.8 Sunset Zone
21,22
1.9 Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Pink, Light Pink
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Red
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Round
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, when new, water every week
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages
4.8 Fertilizers
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Not Available
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Fine
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Birds
5.12 Allergy
Nausea, Vomiting
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for birds
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Gout, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food, Used in making beverages
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Alpine, Bog Garden, Container, Edging, Edible, Foundation, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
VACCINIUM vitis-idaea
7.2 Common Name
Lingonberry
7.2.1 In Hindi
Lingonberry
7.2.2 In German
Preiselbeere
7.2.3 In French
Airelle
7.2.4 In Spanish
Lingonberry
7.2.5 In Greek
Lingonberry
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Lingonberry
7.2.7 In Polish
borówki brusznicy
7.2.8 In Latin
Lingonberry
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Ericales
8.5 Family
Ericaceae
8.6 Genus
Vaccinium
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species