Vaccinium vitis-idaea 'Regal'
Lingonberry 'Regal'
Lingonberry 'Red Pearl' is a relative of the blueberry and cranberry,.which produces red fruit which ripens in late Summer. Makes a good groundcover plant. In native conditions often produces a spring and fall crop:
Contributed by @dvod88
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Lingonberry 'Regal'
Latin name
Vaccinium vitis-idaea 'Regal'
type
Fruiting Plant
family
Ericaceae
ph
5.0 - 6.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.00 M
0.30 M
Vaccinium vitis-idaea 'Regal'
Lingonberry 'Red Pearl' is a relative of the blueberry and cranberry,.which produces red fruit which ripens in late Summer. Makes a good groundcover plant. In native conditions often produces a spring and fall crop:
Flowering Season
From Late Spring TO Early Summer
White to pink drooping bell-shaped flowers appear at the ends of stems in late spring to early summer. Red berries ripen in late summer, with a second, usually larger, crop occurring in autumn - See more at: http://www.hortmag.com/plants/plants-we-love/vaccinium-red-pearl-making-it-easy-to-fruit-garden#sthash.cxiGmTCW.dpuf
Harvesting
From Mid Summer TO Early Autumn
Harvest Lingonberries as soon as they are ripe that is when they are easy to remove.
Propagation by Softwood Cuttings
From Late Spring TO Early Summer
Take soft wood cuttings in spring to early summer. Cleanly cut up to a 10cm long stems, remove lower leaves and pinch the tip out, dip the stem into rooting hormone, fill a container/pot with suitable compost, make holes around the edge of it and plant the cuttings, water in well, cover with a polythene bag and place somewhere warm, lake the bag off twice a week to air the cuttings. Keep the cuttings moist until well rooted.Harden off when well rooted and pot on into individual pots increasing the airing to let the leaves to develop. Remove rotten, dying or dead cuttings regularly.
Propagation by Semi Hardwood Cuttings
From Early Summer TO Mid Summer
Semi hard wood cuttings are taken from the current years growth from late summer to mid autumn the bottom of the cuttings is hard and soft on the top. With a sharp knife take a cutting of about 14 cms, remove lowest leaves, dip end into rooting hormone, and place round the edge of a pot filled with a suitable compost, water well, they must remain moist till rooted, place under glass but in semi shade.
Planting Outdoors late
From Late Winter TO Early Spring
Plant out pot grown plants in a sunny site.
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