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Survives zone 5 through 8
Blueberry sweet; lingonberry/cranberry tart (cook); bilberry intense but tiny.
- Hardiness
- Zone 5 to 8
- Habit
- Shrub
- Edible part
- Fruit
- Ripens
- July–Sept
- Mature size
- Low shrub/groundcover; EXCELLENT in containers (contains the acidity)
- Light
- Partial to full sun
- Soil pH
- 4.0–5.5 — ⚠ STRICTLY ACID-LOVING (calcifuge). Will die on alkaline soil; use ericaceous compost + rainwater
- Environment
- Sandy heath
- Status
- Wild
- Years to fruit
- 2–3 yrs
- Pollination
- Self-fertile