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VACCINIUM myrtillus
Plant Description
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Origin: | Central-, North Europe, Central-, North Asia, North America: coniferous forest, moor, heath. |
| Special Features: | Light-green shoots, black-blue berries. |
| Basic Colour: | (green) |
| Flower Colour: | greenish |
| Natural Flowering Period: | April - June |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z3 - Z8
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| Foliage: | ovate to elliptic, serrate to dentate, medium green |
| Growth Habit: | shrubby |
| Height with Flowers: | 30 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | avoid lime / moist |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | decorative fruit / medicinal plant / beneficial plant / tea herb / culinary herb / groundcover |
| Usage: | honey-bee food plant |
| Portion weight: | 0.1 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 0.2439 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
4100 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
1 Gram |
| Sowing Direction: |
(16) See 15 with the exception of germination being slower and more irregular. This poses no problems. (15) Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.
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