Vaccinium oxycoccos
Bog Cranberry
This cranberry is a small shrub with vine-like stems that root at the nodes. Flowers arisare produced on pendulous stalks. The corolla is white or pink and flexed backward away from the center of the flower. The fruit is a red berry which measures up to 1.2 cm wide. It needs lots of moisture and in the wild, grows in or around bogs and swamps.
Contributed by @KathyB
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Full sun to partial shade
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Frequent watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Bog Cranberry
Latin name
Vaccinium oxycoccos
type
Fruiting Plant
family
Ericaceae
ph
4.0 - 4.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Frequent watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.45 M
0.80 M
Vaccinium oxycoccos
This cranberry is a small shrub with vine-like stems that root at the nodes. Flowers arisare produced on pendulous stalks. The corolla is white or pink and flexed backward away from the center of the flower. The fruit is a red berry which measures up to 1.2 cm wide. It needs lots of moisture and in the wild, grows in or around bogs and swamps.
Propagation by cuttings
From Mid Summer TO Late Summer
Semi hard wood cuttings are taken from the current years growth from mid to late summer. The bottom of the cuttings is hard and soft on the top. With a sharp knife take a cutting of about 14cms, remove lowest leaves, dip end into rooting hormone, and place round the edge of a pot filled with ericaceous compost. Water well, using rainwater if possible. They must remain moist until rooted. Place under glass, but in semi shade..
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
The essential requirement for Cranberry bushes to thrive is acidic soil. If your soil is neutral or alkaline, either increase the acidity by adding sulphur chips, or acidic organic matter (such as pine-needles or composted conifer cuttings), or grow in containers, using ericaceous compost. Plant bushes during the dormant season, from late Autumn to early Spring.
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