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Crowberry is a low growing, evergreen shrub looking like heather. Red twigs, scale-like leaves and inconspicuous purplish flowers in summer are followed by edible black round berries. These can be used as a pigment but are a good source of vitamin C for the Sami and Inuit peoples.
Empetrum nigrum
Common name: Crowberry
Native: Northern Europe, Canada , Iceland
Provenance: England
Size and Spread (10 years): 1m x 0.5m
Treatment required: 5mths mixed with warm moist peat followed by 3mths in the fridge. Shake every week to aerate
Germinal seeds/kg: 676,285
Ideal sowing period: autumn/spring
Soil conditions: moist, acid
Planting: Useful ground cover. Boggy areas, moorlands and heaths. High altitudes, but also shade.
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| Weight | 2.50 g |
|---|---|
| Size | Seed Pack(1000 seeds approx) |
| Genus | Empetrum |
| Family | Ericaceae |
| Flowering Month | May |
| Colour | pink, white |
| Hardiness | Hardy |
| Life Cycle | shrub |
| Evergreen | deciduous |
| Interest | berries, flowers |
| Wildlife | yes |
| Requires | part shade, sun |
| Native | yes |
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