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01/01/98

Vaccinium vitis-idaea--Cowberry

Hardiness Zones: 5                                          
Height: 8 in   Spread:   Form: spreading                    
Type: broad-leaved evergreen shrub                          
Annual Growth Rate: less than 12 inches                     
Fruit: Red                                                  

Comments: The foliage of this broad-leaved evergreen is     
dark green during the growing season but becomes purplish   
in winter.  The bright red fruits appear in late summer.    
Provide a growing area with acid soil and exposure to full  
sun.                                                        

Cultivars:                                                  
   'minus' - A cultivar hardy to Zone 2 and only about 3    
     inches tall.                                           

References for Cultivars: Weston Nurseries 1997, Sheridan   
Nurseries 1997.                                             

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