Lingonberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Lingonberry is a glossy evergreen groundcover of northern and alpine heath, bearing tart red berries famous in Scandinavian cooking. A handsome, cold-hardy mat for acidic soils and rock gardens.
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0–1 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- June, July
- Bloom colors
- pink, white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, butterflies, larval host, mammals
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~294 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- foundation, groundcover, container, erosion control
- Native states
- AK, CT, ME, MN, NH, VT