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Vaccinium macrocarpon
American cranberry · Large cranberry · Cranberry · Large-fruited cranberry
Tier 2 Difficulty: easy Water: low Light: full_sun
0
Soil pH
6–7
Hardiness
Zone 2–7
Click count
114
Observations
288
Description
Source: leafsnapVaccinium macrocarpon (also called large cranberry, American cranberry and bearberry) is a North American species of cranberry of the subgenus Oxycoccus and genus Vaccinium.The name cranberry, comes from shape of the flower stamen, which looks like a crane's beak.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Ideal: Full sun
🌡️ Temperature 0–32.2°C
Ideal temperature: 0–32.2°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 6-7
Soil pH: 6-7
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Vine, Shrub
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Vaccinium
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 2-7
- Mature Height
- 30 cm to 91 cm
- Mature Spread
- 46 cm to 61 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green, White, Bronze, Brown
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Color
- Pink, White
- Flower Size
- 2.54 cm
- Bloom Time
- Early summer, Mid summer
- Planting Time
- Spring, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Fall
Tags (5)
Common Names (4)
en American cranberry
en Large cranberry
en Cranberry
en Large-fruited cranberry