Vaccinium vitus-idaea 'Red Candy' ~ Red Candy Lingonberry

Vaccinium vitus-idaea 'Red Candy' ~ Red Candy LingonberryRed Candy Lingonberry is a specially selected cultivar valued for its early and abundant flowering and fruiting, along with a neat, low growing habit that suits both garden and container use. Shiny dark green leaves, sometimes turning reddish brown in winter for added visual interest. Self fertile. Type: Shrub, Fruit Origins: East N. America; GA Native Height: . 05' 1' Spread: 1 1. 5' Spacing: 1' USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 8 Culture: Full Sun Bloom Color:

Red Candy Lingonberry is a specially selected cultivar valued for its early and abundant flowering and fruiting, along with a neat, low-growing habit that suits both garden and container use. Shiny dark-green leaves, sometimes turning reddish-brown in winter for added visual interest. Self-fertile.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Medium Maintenance. Water regularly and mulch.  Prune as needed in late winter. Chlorosis may occur in high PH soils.  Blight, rot, anthracnose, canker, and mildew are occasional problems. Blueberry maggot, fruit worms, and spotted wing drosophila can damage the fruit.  Mummy berry is a fungal disease that shrivels and dries the fruit- remove effected fruit immediately if spotted.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, Hedges, Foundation Plantings, Edible Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: California Lilac, Raspberry, Azalea

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.