Vaccinium macrocarpon
Images by part: leaf (5) · flower (5) · fruit (5) · bark (1) · habit (5) · other (1)

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: leafsnap

Vaccinium 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