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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.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- 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
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en American cranberry en Large cranberry en Cranberry en Large-fruited cranberry
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