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	Vaccinium macrocarpon Code: VAMA-A8 Price: $2.00 Quantity in Basket: none
	[Oxycoccos macrocarpus] 'Large Cranberry' or American Cranberry or 'Bearberry This species is native to northeastern North America. The leaves are 10-20 mm long, and the fruits have a slightly apple-like taste. Plants are very low-growing, reaching 3-6 inches tall, with long trailing stems with pink flowers in Mid summer resembling tiny shooting stars. Best growth in highly acidic bogs, but also makes a good garden groundcover in the garden. The soil needs to remains moist and plants can take a lot of flooding during rains. Plants grow quickly, forming a dense mat that can grow as deep as 14 inches. grow in full sun to part shade, soil needs to stay moist to boggy. Zones 2-7 Sow outdoors, 2-4 weeks at 68ºF, 4-6 months at 21ºF, move to 53ºF for germination. 50 seeds
	Vaccinium myrtillus Code: VAMY-A8 Price: $2.00 Quantity in Basket: none
	Bilberry This species is a relative of blueberry in the heath family. It is used to make pies and jams. sow outdoors, best with 2-4 weeks at 68ºF, 4-6 mths at 21ºF, move to 53ºF for germination. 100 seeds
	Vaccinium vitis-idaea Code: VAVI-A8 Price: $2.00 Quantity in Basket: none
	lingonberry, Partridgeberry, Cowberry, Foxberry, Quailberry, Mountain Cranberry, Red Whortleberry, Lowbush Cranberry, Mountain Bilberry, Ericaceae: This species is a low-growing, typically less than 12 inches (12 in = 30.5 cm) tall, woody subshrub. Plants have evergreen foliage and a groundcover like habit. It is closely related to Gaultheria procumbens partridgeberry. The flowers bloom in late spring and early summer and berries ripen in August. The red fruits are tart and smaller than cranberries. They are adapted for acid soils with a pH of 3.5 to 5.3. They have fine roots that spread through the top of the soil, and they spread by way of runners which develop buds and new shoots. These small plants are slow to establish and should be hand-weeding, mulched over the winter and frequently watering for the first two years. The plants and fruits are beautiful, making nice ornamentals under acidic conditions. More fruit is produced in full sun, but plants grow in dappled shade also. They do not like warm conditions with high humidity and thus are best in areas with cool summers. Plants are intolerant of dry conditions or droughts that dry out the top soil layer. sow outdoors, best with 2-4 weeks at 68ºF, 4-6 mths at 21ºF, move to 53ºF for germination. 100 seeds