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Survives zone 2 through 6
Crowberry — bland and watery; a famine/curiosity food.
- Hardiness
- Zone 2 to 6
- Habit
- Groundcover
- Edible part
- Fruit
- Ripens
- July–Sept
- Mature size
- Low shrub/groundcover; EXCELLENT in containers (contains the acidity)
- Light
- Full sun to partial
- Soil pH
- 4.0–5.5 — ⚠ STRICTLY ACID-LOVING (calcifuge). Will die on alkaline soil; use ericaceous compost + rainwater
- Environment
- Arctic and boreal heath
- Status
- Wild
- Years to fruit
- 2–3 yrs
- Pollination
- Dioecious — needs male + female