Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic Dry Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4) Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0) Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
Plant Height: | 10-24 inches |
Leaves: | Good fall color Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
Fruiting Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | White |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
Underground structures: | Rhizome Taproot |
Suitable Locations: | Bog gardening Alpine Gardening |
Uses: | Groundcover Will Naturalize |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked Fermented |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
Resistances: | Fire Resistant Humidity tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Other info: Needs no stratification. Begins germinating in 3-4 weeks. |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Layering Stolons and runners |
Pollinators: | Bumblebees Bees |