Photo by Forestfarm
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Empetrum nigrum
Also Known As
- Chamaetaxus nigra
- Empetrum crassifolium
- Empetrum medium
- Empetrum procumbens
- Empetrum scoticum
- Black Crowberry
- Crowberry
- Crowberry
- Curlewberry
Plant type
shrub, groundcover
size
- H: 4"-6"
- W: 12"-24"
planting zones
- 2a-7b
Empetrum nigrum plant details
Empetrum nigrum is a broadleaf evergreen groundcover shrub with green foliage. In spring pink and purple flowers emerge followed by purple and red fruit. Grows well with mostly shade and regular water.
CHARACTERISTICS OF Empetrum nigrum
- Plant type: groundcover shrub
- Plant family: ericaceae
- Foliage: evergreen green
- Mature size: 12 IN - 24 IN - wide, 4 IN - 6 IN - tall
- Flowers: pink and purple blooms in spring
GROWING CONDITIONS for Empetrum nigrum
- USDA Zones: 2a - 7b
- Sun exposure: mostly shade
- Watering frequency: regular
Nursery contributed plant descriptions
Forming a 12" x 18" mat of tiny leaves and edible black fruits, Crowberry is one of the seemingly indomitable Arctic plants which, looking at everlasting snow, can "call life good and the earth enjoyable" (Keeler); prefers cool spots, peaty sand. PSh/M
By: Forestfarm
Small heath-like plant from the high moorlands and mountains of the Northern Hemisphere and associate of heather and vacciniums. Makes a good mat-like ground cover or rock garden plant. Small purplish-pink flowers are rare in cultivation. Has purplish-black berries. More easily grown than it's look-alike, the Phyllodoces.
By: The Bovees Nursery
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How to Grow Empetrum nigrum
Sun Exposure
- mostly shade
Water Needs
- regular
Features
Foliage Color
- green
Flower Color
- pink
- purple
Fruit
- red
- purple
Flower Season
- spring
Foliage Season
- evergreen
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