Plant Name

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Vaccinium vitis-idaea

Common Name

Cowberry

Soil

Acid, Peaty or Sand

Sun Aspect

Full Sun or Part Shade

Soil Moisture

Moist

Plant Type

Evergreen Shrub

Height x Spread in feet

0.8 x indefinite

Foliage

Glossy Dark Green

Flower Colour in Month(s). Fruit

White to Deep Pink in June-July followed by red berries

Comment

Creeping Form shrub that spreads by means of underground rhizomes. Pruning Group 8.

Native habitat and uses.

Lingonberry is a food that is traditionally associated with its native Scandinavia. The plant is generally found in dry northern climates, particularly Scandinavia and Canada. Although lingonberry has shown antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects in laboratory studies, there is a lack of high quality trials evaluating its role in prevention of urinary tract infections.

Available from Edrom Nurseries.