Empetrum nigrum

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Flowering Time

April, May, June

Light/shadow demands

light shade,

no direct sunlight,

sun

pH-Value

acidic, slightly alkaline, neutral, slightly acidic

Soil

humos, sandy, permeable

ground covering plants

Empetrum nigrum

Characteristics:

Habit

A dwarf shrub like mats, 0-1-0.5 m tall, 0.4 m wide or more; prostrate, flatly extended, dense like a carpet, slow-growing

Blossom

Dioecious, inconspicuous light pink or light crimson, end of April to June

Leaves

Evergreen, needle-shaped, linear, like herbaceous heaths, shiny fresh green

Fruits

Pea-size, shiny berries, changing colour in August, sweet/sour to bitter taste, edible in winter, not poisonous

Roots

Flat roots, tolerates filling with loose substrates, especially sand

Demands

Sun to light shade, likes cool to humid areas

Soil

Fresh to moist, quite sensitive to long dry spells, acidic to slightly alkaline, prefers poor soil, likes all well drained peat, bog, sandy-humic or sandy-loamy substrates

Hardiness Zone

Zone 2

Bee pasture/nectar

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Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
98210179	Pot 1 L, 15-20	€7.00

Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
98210179	Pot 1 L, 15-20	€7.00