Whortleberry, Bilberry, Blaeberry, Ground Hurts, Whinberry, Winberry, Wimberry, Myrtle Blueberry, Fraughan, Blackhearts Vaccinium myrtillus

Detailed Listing For
Botanical Name:

Vaccinium myrtillus

Family:

Ericaceae

Genus:

Vaccinium

Species:

myrtillus

Common Name:

Whortleberry, Bilberry, Blaeberry, Ground Hurts, Whinberry, Winberry, Wimberry, Myrtle Blueberry, Fraughan, Blackhearts

Seeds Per Pound:
1,213,000
Quantity:
0.24 lb
Average Viable Seeds/Packet:
79
Germination:
30%
Germination Test Type:
estimate
Purity:
99%
Collection Locale:
Russia
Crop Year:
2021
In Stock: 0.24 lb
Prices
  • Vaccinium myrtillus clean seed

Items are priced on a curve, you can buy any 'bulk quantity' up to what we have in stock, some examples are:
1 packet (~ 79 seeds)
$17.95
0.5 gram (~ 1337 seeds)
$43.16
1 gram (~ 2674 seeds)
$79.50
2 gram (~ 5348 seeds)
$103.44
5 gram (~ 13371 seeds)
$175.28
10 gram (~ 26742 seeds)
$295.00
1 oz (~ 75813 seeds)
$599.50
Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: soak in warm water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: none required.
Germination: surface sow and keep moist, cover seedbed with some shade.
Other: remove seed from fruit prior to treatments.
In a Nutshell:
* Vaccinium myrtillus is a species of shrub with edible fruit of blue color, commonly called "bilberry", "wimberry", "whortleberry", or European blueberry.
* It is more precisely called common bilberry or blue whortleberry, to distinguish it from other Vaccinium relatives. Regional names include blaeberry, urts (Cornwall), hurtleberry, huckleberry, wimberry, whinberry, winberry, blueberry, and fraughan.
* Vaccinium myrtillus is found natively in Continental Northern Europe, northern Asia, Greenland, Iceland, Western Canada, and the Western United States. It occurs in the wild on heathlands and acidic soils.
* Its berry has been long consumed in the Old World. It is related to the widely cultivated North American blueberry.
* Vaccinium myrtillus has been used for nearly 1,000 years in traditional European medicine.
* In traditional medicine, bilberry leaf is used for different conditions, including diarrhea, scurvy, infections, burns, and diabetes. more...
Usda description:
More info on http://plants.usda.gov