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 |