WorldFloraDB - Vaccinium ovatum

Characteristics

Plants clump-or crown-forming; twigs ± terete, pilose. Leaf blades pale green abaxially, lustrous dark green adaxially, narrowly ovate, 21-29 × 8-12 mm, coriaceous, margins sharply serrate, surfaces glandular abaxially. Flowers: corolla pinkish, 3-5 mm; filaments hairy. Berries black or blue, 6-8 mm diam. 2n = 24.

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An evergreen shrub. It grows 0.9-1.5 m high and spreads 0.9-1.5 m wide. The leaves are 25 mm long and oval. They have teeth along the edge. The flowers are small and white or pink. They are tinted with red. They are in clusters. The fruit is blue-black. They are 5 mm across and edible.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

shrub

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

entomogamy

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

1.0 - 1.5

Mature height (meter)

2.4

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

0.4

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

Fruiting months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It is cold hardy. It can grow in full sun but also grows in shade. It is drought tolerant once established. It can grow in exposed coastal locations. It suits hardiness zones 7-10. Mt Lofty Botanical Gardens.

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Dry slopes and sandy heathy places from near the sea to 800 metres. Edges of coniferous forests, also epiphytic on trunks of redwoods; at elevations up to 30 metres.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The fruit can be eaten fresh. They are also used for jam and for pies.

Uses	gene source medicinal
Edible	fruits leaves saps
Therapeutic use	Gynecological Aid (leaf), Misc. Disease Remedy (leaf)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Plants are grown from cuttings of the current year's growth. They can also be grown by divisions. Seed germinate poorly and seedling growth is slow.

Mode	cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days)	365
Germination temperacture (C°)	18 - 23
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-18
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-