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0.5m
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0.1m
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10-20 years
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3 hours care
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Botanical name: Vaccinium macrocarpon
Other names: Cranberry, Oxycoccos macrocarpus , Large cranberry, American Cranberry, Bearberry
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Genus: Vaccinium
Species: V. macrocarpon - V. macrocarpon is a prostrate, mat-forming, evergreen shrub with slender shoots and oblong, dark green leaves that turn bronze in winter. Pendent, bell-shaped pink flowers bloom in summer followed by edible, red berries in autumn.
Vaccinium macrocarpon is: Evergreen
Flower: Pink in Summer
Foliage: Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn; Bronze in Winter
Fruit: Red in Autumn
Habit: Spreading
Vaccinium macrocarpon (Cranberry) will reach a height of 0.1m and a spread of 0.5m after 10-20 years.
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Suggested uses: Aquatic, Bog garden, Ground Cover, Waterside
Cultivation: Plant in a sun to part shade with moist, humus-rich soil. Requires an acidic boggy condition. Keep moist all year.
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Loamy, Sandy |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid |
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Partial Shade, Full Sun |
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North, South, East, West |
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Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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