Lingonberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Also called Cowberry, Partridgeberry and Mountain cranberry
Garden plant · Herbs, veg & fruitAn evergreen mat six inches high, so it is a ground cover that happens to crop — plant it under the blueberries, which want the same acid peat-free ericaceous compost, and it will fill the gaps.
Care at a glance
- Ease
- Easy
- Water
- Every 5 daysWater the ground — water at the base, in the morning, not over the leaves.
- Light
- Sun to part shade
- Feed
- Every 90 days
- Humidity
- Average
- Hardiness
- Very hardy RHS H7, to -25°C
- Size
- 0.3 m tall · 0.5 m across
- Lifecycle
- Shrub
- Origin
- Northern Europe, Asia and North America
Is it safe for pets and people?
PetsNothing recorded against it
No animal-poison authority lists this plant either way.
PeopleNot checked yet
Nobody has checked this one against a source for us yet, so treat it as unknown rather than safe.
Checked against ASPCA and RHS on 2026-09-22. Where a source says nothing, we say nothing.
A guide, not veterinary or medical advice. If a pet or a person has eaten a plant and you are worried, call your vet or doctor now — don’t wait for signs to appear. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
First signs of trouble
- Yellow new leaves with green veins, on a mat planted in ordinary garden soil or watered from a hard tap. Same cause and same fix as the blueberry above it.Lime-induced chlorosis · disorder
- The rim of the mat goes crisp and brown in a dry spell while the middle stays green. The roots are shallow and near the surface — a mulch does more for this one than watering does.Drying out at the edge · disorder