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Vaccinium moupinense

Vaccinium moupinense
Photo: Naturalis Biodiversity Center, CC0

Vaccinium moupinense is a perennial shrub in the blueberry genus, native to the mountains of western Sichuan, Guizhou and northeast Yunnan in China. It is grown mainly for its edible berries and ornamental interest, and it prefers cool, moist, acidic conditions.

Family
Ericaceae (Heather family)
Grows as
Shrub, Perennial
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep soil consistently moist but never waterlogged, and use rainwater or soft water.
Soil
Acidic, humus-rich, free-draining ericaceous mix.
Temperature
Cool to mild, about 5–25 °C; tolerates winter cold in temperate zones but needs protection from hot, dry spells.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Native range
China (WC. Sichuan, Guizhou, NE. Yunnan)
Climate
temperate

About

Vaccinium moupinense, also known as the Himalayan blueberry, is a species of perennial shrub in the genus Vaccinium. The shrub is native to the Chinese Himalayas, particularly to Western Sichuan Province. It flowers in late spring and early summer.

Other Vaccinium plants

Malea pilosa · Vaccinium adenochaetum · Lowbush blueberry · Farkleberry · Caucasian Whortleberry · Vaccinium bissei · Vaccinium boninense · Northern blueberry · Sea bilberry · New Jersey blueberry · Ohelo kau la'au · East Polynesian Blueberry

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Vaccinium moupinense by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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