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green and red leaves in late September

Vaccinium macrocarpum – ​Cranberry is a most beautiful shrub. The small oval leaves on this easy-to-please ericaceous shrub turn rich red on long wiry stems. Fruits begin their reign as glossy greenish white marbles gradually becoming infused with pink and finally mature red, large and showy. They are imbued equally with ornamental interest as they are edible. This will make a beautiful piece of patchwork in a quilt of heaths and heathers, is grand with Lingonberries and dwarf conifers. It will also form a striking ground cover planted en masse. Site in full sun planted in acid, fertile and evenly moist sandy loam for best results; as with many ericaceous shrubs they do not respond well to dry soils. Spring planting is best. Cutting grown.