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Vaccinium glauco-album

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Dwarf for acid growing soil; edible blue berries. The size after 10 years is 1 meter. The flower colour is white/pink; urnshaped. This plant is mostly hardy.The flowering period is May - June.

Location of the plant shown in the first picture : Kwekerij PlantenTuin Esveld

Date taken : 19.04.2015

Common name : Blueberry

Family : Ericaceae

© first picture : PlantenTuin Esveld

© picture 2 : Arjan Laros, PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Kwekerij PlantenTuin Esveld

© picture 3 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Wisley Gardens (GB)

© picture 4 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Pinetum Park & Pine Lodge Gardens

© picture 5 : Arjan Laros, location picture : Kwekerij PlantenTuin Esveld

© picture 6 : Arjan Laros, PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Bodnant
. This plant has received the following award: AGM, Award of Garden Merit, 1993

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : shrub
soil type : acid soil
planting place : needs a partially shaded place
habit/form : loose growing
water requirement : needs normal water
wind tolerance : mildly susceptible to wind
the plant is evergreen
height approx : between 1 and 1.5 meter
width approx : between 1 and 1.5 meter
quantity per m2 : 1
flower colour : white
leaf colour : green
fruit/seed colour : purple
fruit / seed period : august - september
leaf shape : leaves are round
leaf size : between 3 and 5 cm
edibility : the fruits are edible
scent : not scented
flowering period : june
hardiness : hardy

Of this plant no stock is known unfortunately and therefore it does not occur in the on-line plantshop