Vaccinium vitis-idaea 'Red Candy' (Cowberry 'Red Candy')

Cultivation

Plant in full sun or partial shade in moist, humus-rich, acid soil. Keep moist all year. Tolerates and woodland edges. Susceptible to frost damage and delayed flowering in cold areas.

Suggested uses

Gravel, Ground Cover, Rock, Low Maintenance, Garden edging

UK hardiness

H5

USDA zones

Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9

Sunset zone

4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 2, 3

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Moderate/Medium
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Inappropriate
South Inland = Inappropriate
High and Intermediate Desert = Inappropriate
Low Desert = Inappropriate

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Mat-forming

Native to

Garden origin

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

Yes

Toxicity

Not toxic