NEW Edible Fruit- ‘Red Pearl’ Lingonberry

Red Pearl Lingonberry
Botanical Name: Vaccinium vitis-idea ‘Red Pearl’

Large, red berries have a sweet-acidic flavor and are highly nutritious. Fruit ripens in late summer and again early fall and are long-lasting on the plant. Forms a lush groundcover or border shrub.

Care Information

• Needs regular watering.
• Amend soil with leaf or pine bark mulch or peat to achieve an acidic soil.
• Space plants 1 to 2 feet apart and mulch with sawdust.
• Use care when cultivating around plants as roots are just below soil surface.
• Requires very little fertilizer, if any.

Fast Facts:

• Full to Part Sun
• Height- 12-18 inches
• Spreads to form a groundcover
• Moderate growth rate
• White flowers in spring.
• Green Leaves
• Large red berries
• Attracts birds

Information from Monrovia Nurseries