Vaccinium uliginosum

Plant Characteristics
Habit		shrub
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial

Cultivation

Scientific Names
Ericaceae >	Vaccinium >	uliginosum >

Read about Vaccinium uliginosum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Vaccinium uliginosum, Linn. Bog Bilberry. A low spreading much-branched shrub, 1/4 – 1 1/2 ft. high: lvs. thickish, obovate or oval, obtuse or retuse, 1/2 - 1 in. long, entire, nearly sessile, pale and glaucous on both sides, slightly pubescent beneath: fls. 2-4 together or sometimes solitary; calyx 4-parted, rarely 5-parted; corolla urn-shaped, 2-5-lobed, pink: berries bluish black with a bloom. Arctic and alpine N. Amer., Eu., and Asia. B.B. 2:576.—"The plant is useful for the shrubbery border in cold wet acid situations and its fr., though of poor quality, is used for food by the natives of the Northwest." The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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