Vaccinium parvifolium |
Native Region: Alaska to California, west of the Cascades, occasionally beyond
Zone Range: 5-8
Preferred Climate: temperate woodland often by cedar stumps or logs
Harvest Date: Sunday 31 July, 2011
Seed count: 60-75
Description:
Lacy upright deciduous shrub to 4m tall (usually shorter) with blue-green oval leaves up to 2.5cm long that turn bright red in autumn. Bears many small single white urn-shaped flowers 1cm wide in midspring to early summer followed by spherical red edible berries that are popular with birds, wildlife, and people.
Notes:
Provides food and shelter for birds and butterflies. May be leggy in deep shade.
Cultivation:
For maximum freshness, please keep seed refrigerated in its original packaging until it is time to plant. Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in autumn. Grow in acidic, peaty moist but well-drained soil in full sun or part shade.
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