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Javan Blueberry

Vaccinium varingifolium

Javan Blueberry
Photo: Imron Fauzi, CC BY-SA 3.0

Javan blueberry is a small shrub from the heather family, native to Peninsular Malaysia and Indonesia, grown mainly for its edible berries and ornamental foliage. Its key to success is acidic, well-drained soil kept evenly moist.

Family
Ericaceae (Heather family)
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep soil evenly moist but never soggy, and use rainwater or low-mineral water.
Soil
Acidic, humus-rich, well-drained mix such as peat-based ericaceous compost.
Temperature
15–28 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Vaccinium varingiifolium is a species of Vaccinium native to Peninsular Malaysia and Indonesia.

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 varingifolium 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.

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