Vaccinium macrocarpon American Cranberry 2 to 6   Newfoundland to Sasketchewan, Canada south to North Carolina, Michigan and Minnesota - United States Groundcover 4 to 6 inches high and very wide spread. Perfect, pinkish flowers borne solitary in the axils. May to June. Alternate, simple, evergreen, 1/4 to 3/4” long, 1/8 to 1/3” wide. Evergreen. Slow to medium growth rate. Reddish-purple     Red berry 1/2 to 3/4 inch in diameter.   Members of the genus, Vaccinium, generally need an acid soil in the range of pH 4.5 to 5.5 to thrive.

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