VACCINIUM
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VACCINIUM
Commonly known as Mortiña
Includes the bilberry, blueberry, and cranberry.
Genus of about 450 species from a variety of habitats from heath and moorland to bogs and woodland.
UK natives are V. myrtilis, bilberry, blaeberry, whortleberry and a host of local names and V. oxycoccus, cranberry, more common in northern England, Wales and Ireland and V. vitis-idaea, cowberry or red whortleberry from the Scottish Highlands.
Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
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Pests & Diseases
Possibly Phytophthora crown and root rot -
Place of origin
Ecuador, Peru -
Resistant to honey fungusThese plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
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EvergreenOvate, glandular-toothed, dark-green leaves to 1cm (½in) long, red when young.
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Fully hardy
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Height
1m (3ft) -
Spread
2m (6ft)
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Medium shrubTypically grow to around 4-6 feet in heightSpreading shrub with arching shoots. Produces flowers 6mm (¼in) long in dense, axillary racemes to 5cm (2in) long followed by berries to 5mm (¼in) across.
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Hardy - cold winter
Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F) -
Acid / ericaceous lovingPeaty or sandy soil, moist but well drained
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Full sun
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Partial shade
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Mature Size1m (3ft)
2m (6ft)
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Vaccinium - Growing Guide
