5/18/2023 0 Comments Lingon berry plant![]() If you have grown blueberries, use that as your guidethe needs are very similar. It needs rich, well-composted, acidic soil and it appreciates a peaty composition, combined with a heavy mulch. Vaccinium Koralle Lingonberry is very resistant to pests and diseases, the only thing Koralle is picky about is soil type. Of course, it also makes a great mass planting (as it was intended) in full sun in northern climates, partial shade farther south and west. ![]() The foliage is evergreen, turning mahogany in fall. Vaccinium Koralle Lingonberry is self-pollinating, so you need grow only one, but if you have the space for two, we would recommend ityou will get a bigger crop, and they're just so beautiful. Get your canning supplies ready, because you have just discovered the perfect holiday gift as well as a great boon for your own pantry. The flavor is juicy, tart, and highly addictive. But if you love lingonberry jam, you are in luck with this variety. Of course, many of us grow Vaccinium Koralle Lingonberry with no thought of canning the berriesthe birds do our harvesting for us, repaying us in sweet song. So much beauty and productivity in such a compact package. ![]() The glossy, small light green leaves really perk up with the addition of flowers, and the blooms are promptly followed by masses of bright crimson berries, which are ready to harvest first in summer, then again in fall. Vaccinium Koralle Lingonberry reaches just 12 to 18 inches high and wide, yet covers itself in shell pink blooms, first in spring and again in summer. Give it a try this season, and start enjoying twice the flowers and fruit of other varieties. This super-compact shrub, actually developed as a groundcover nearly 50 years ago before gardeners discovered how wonderful its fruit would be, is ideal for containers of all kinds as well as the sunny to lightly shaded garden. If you have ever longed to grow lingonberryso popular in Europe, but less well known herethen Vaccinium Koralle Lingonberry is the variety to try.
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