Lingonberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Low and ground-hugging, wanting acid soil and rainwater — and content in shade as well as sun.
Light Partial shade through to full sun, and it tolerates the shade end well.
Water Keep it consistently moist with rainwater; lime-rich water does it no good.
Height 30 cm
Spread 15.7 in
Spacing 32 cm
Spacing & sowing
- Plant spacing
- 12.6 in
- In-row spacing
- 12.6 in
- Between rows
- 2 ft 11 in
- Square-foot density
- Not suited to SFG
Growing
- Type
- Fruit · Perennial
- Botanical family
- Mixed / other
- Sunlight
- Partial shade through to full sun, and it tolerates the shade end well.
- Watering
- Keep it consistently moist with rainwater; lime-rich water does it no good.
- Feeding
- A feed for acid-loving plants in spring, over a pine bark mulch.
- Frost tolerant
- Yes
- Flowering
- May
- Pruning
- A light trim in spring, taking out dead or weak stems.
Through the year
- Mar–May Bud Break
- May–May Flowering
- May–Jul Fruit Set
- Jul–Dec Harvest
- Jan–Mar Harvest
Companions
Blueberries, Cranberry, Heather
Pests & problems
- Generally trouble-free No notable pest or disease problems when grown in the right conditions — one of the easy ones.
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