Lingonberries

Lingonberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) - “Vaccinium” puts them in the same family as blueberries and cranberries.

We bought four lingonberry starts…what?…maybe 4 years ago and planted them under a pagoda dogwood tree. One of the starts died while the other three have been hanging on, but only just…they haven’t grown much at all. It’s late March (2026) and I cleared some of the leaf litter away to take these photos. While doing so I found two of the plant tags and stuck them back in the ground for the photo. As you see, the variety is “Koralie”. During the growing season I periodically clear out the creeping Charlie so it doesn’t overwhelm the lingonberries. After 4 years of little or no growth I doubt that they will ever thrive and produce berries. Oh well…so be it. I believe they need acidic soil, perhaps we’ll try some acidic fertilizer?