Vaccinium Species, Cowberry, Lingonberry, Foxberry, Mountain Cranberry, Partridgeberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea)

Flowers - 30.5.2002

last summer cowberry. (I found this 18.4, it has survivor under snow)

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V. vitis-idaea

V. vitis-idaea

Perniö, SW Finland, 11.9.2005. Great crop this year!

This is a great evergreen shurb.

Vaccinium vitis-idaea, commonly known as Low Bush Cranberries in Alaska. Berries can persist on the plants through the winter.

Closeup photo of Vaccinium vitis-idaea berries, which taste like the commercially available cranberry, however they are much smaller berries.

Closeup photo of Vaccinium vitis-idaea blossoms.

Closeup photo of Vaccinium vitis-idaea blossoms. The flavor, of the berries, from these flowers, will be best after a frost.

Noordwijk aan Zee, Netherlands. Copyright of Rogier van Vugt, the Head Gardener at the greenhouses at Leiden University and at Hortus botanicus Leiden, from Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
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Vaccinium Species, Cowberry, Lingonberry, Foxberry, Mountain Cranberry, Partridgeberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Type: | Edible Fruits and Nuts, Shrubs |
Height: | 6-12 in. (15-30 cm) |
Conditions: | Zone 2-6, Full Sun |