Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Vaccinium deliciosum Piper |
Bibliography | Fl. N.W. Coast [C.V.Piper & R.K.Beattie]: 277 (1915) |
Native Range | w. Canada to w. USA |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 600-2000m |
Description | leaves opposite, thick, obovate, acute, obscurely crenate, bright green, abaxially bluish, flowers pendent, axillary, solitary, globular-urceolate, berry black, glaucous |
Size | 50-90cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |