Cranberry
Vaccinium macrocarpon
This low growing shrub has pink-white tiny flowers that appear in late spring to early summer and give way to red cranberries that ripen in mid fall. Small glossy leather leaves are bronze in spring, dark green in summer, and copper or purple in winter.
Plant Type:
Shrub
Water Needs:
Average
Light Requirements:
Full Sun
Height: 0.167 - 0.5 ft
Spread: 1 - 6 ft
Duration:
- Perennial
Season of Interest:
Countries:
- United States
- Canada
Ecoregion Level II:
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- 5.3 - Atlantic Highlands (USA)
- 5.3 - Atlantic Highlands (Canada)
- 8.1 - Mixed Wood Plains (USA)
- 8.1 - Mixed Wood Plains (Canada)
- 5.2 - Mixed Wood Shield (USA)
- 5.2 - Mixed Wood Shield (Canada)
- 7.1 - Marine West Coast Forests (Lower 48)
- 7.1 - Marine West Coast Forests (Alaska)
- 7.1 - Marine West Coast Forests (Canada)
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