Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Common name: lingonberry, cowberry
Family: Ericaceae
Leaf: alternate, oval, up to 1" long, with a slightly wavy margin, and a sometimes with a notched tip
Flowers: bell-shaped, white to pale pink, early summer
Fruit: red berry, late summer to early autumn
Habit: short, spreading, evergreen shrub; Form: low, mounding, matting
Height: up to 4-16''
Culture: Plant in full sun, well-drained soils. Hardy in USDA zones 2-6. Even grows well in gravel.
Uses: attractive, low groundcover
Origin: Northern hemisphere from Eurasia to North America
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