European Blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) organic seeds

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European Blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) organic seeds

The Blueberry like it grows wildly in forests. Uncomparable flavour.
Contents: Approx. 200 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

2,75 €

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SKU: VAC02-BIO

GTIN: 4251420505828

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In Europe, the blueberry primarily grows in the woods. It loves semi-shaded locations and sour, permeable, humus soil. If you like to cultivate it in your own garden, you mostly have to prepare the soil for it. The upper humus layer should be loosened and mixes with a sour substrate like rhododendron soil. Wood chips of conifers or sawdust are also useable to make the soil more sour and loose.

Once the shrub has established itself, you benefit from the blueberry for a very long time as it gets 30 years old and often reproduces itself through root-forming, creeping offshoots. From mid-July, the little, blue, flat-round berries can be harvested. In the grocery store, by the way, nearly only the American huckleberries (Vaccinium corymbosum) are offered. These are, in contrast to the European blueberry, larger, easier to harvest and their pulp is light. Therefore, when eating them, you won’t get blue teeth or a blue tongue. However, blueberries are a lot more aromatic than their American relatives, so that the slightly more tedious harvest pays off in any case.

First and foremost, blueberries are known as food. They are suitable for fresh consumption, can be cooked, baked, preserved and fermented to wine. The berries contain anthocyanins. These are responsible for the intense blue colouring and are considered very healthy. The blueberry has, in fact, been an appreciated medicinal plant of the popular medicine since the Middle Ages and is said to be anti-inflammatory.

Blueberries are also suitable for colouring fabrics in blue.

Plant description

Lifecycle:	Perennial Hardy
Climate:	Temperate
Eventual height:	20-60 cm
Flowering months:	April May
Flower colour:	Green Red White
Fruit colour:	Blau
Fruit form:	flachrund
Plant type:	Ground cover Herbaceous plant Shrub
Use:	Medicinal plant Fruit Dye plant
Special features:	Open-pollinated Needs light to germinate
Species:	Ericaceae
Region of origin:	Europe Asia
Winter hardiness zones:	6 (-23 bis -18 °C)
Root system:	Runners Deep roots

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	0 cm
When to sow outdoors:	March April May
Soil type:	Humus-rich Free-draining
Germination time:	2-3 weeks
Germination temperature:	15-20°C
Planting distance:	30 cm
Sunlight:	Shade
Water requirement:	High

Perennial half shrub. Light germ, sprinkle seeds only on the substrate and press lightly. Germination uncomplicated at +15-20°C. Place in a cooler place after germination. Set the pricked seedlings outdoors from mid-May. Loves semi-shady, acidic habitats.

Image source:
Arnstein Rønning [CC BY-SA]
GreenieII [CC BY-SA]
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Other names

Botanical name:	Vaccinium myrtillus
German names:	Heidelbeere, Blaubeere, Schwarzbeere, Bickbeere, Moosbeere, Heubeere, Waldbeere, Wildbeere
French names:	Myrtille, Airelle Myrtille, Gueule Noire, Mauret, Mouret, Brimbelle, Raisin des Bois, Bleuet, Bluet, Myrtillier, Arbrêtier
English names:	European Blueberry, Common Bilberry, Blue Whortleberry, Wimberry, Blaeberry, Urts, Hurtleberry, Huckleberry, Whinberry, Winberry, Fraughan
Spanish names:	Mirtilo, Arándano, Anabia, Anavia, Arandanera, Arandaño, Arandeira, Arandilla, Arando, Arañón, Argoma, Arráspano, Caramiña, Manzanilleta, Méndero, Meruéndano, Mirtillo, Mirtilos, Mortiños, Murtilo, Navia, Obi, Oliveta de Puerto, Raspanera, Raspaneta, Raspanicera, Raspaniza, Raspanorio, Raspona, Ráspano Negro, Ráspanu, Uva Do Monte
Italian names:	Mirtillo Nero