Plant Care Alpine Bilberry

Alpine Bilberry

About Alpine Bilberry

Alpine Bilberry is a super rare houseplant 🌿 that needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.

Alpine Bilberry likes soil that is well draining. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size.

Taxonomy

Vaccinium uliginosum
Vaccinium
Ericaceae
Ericales

Also known as

Bog bilberry, Bog blueberry, Northern bilberry and Western blueberry

How to care for Alpine Bilberry

Water

How often to water your Alpine Bilberry

Water needs for Alpine Bilberry
0.5 cups
every 9

Alpine Bilberry needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.

Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.

Water 0.5 cups every
9

Does your plant get direct sunlight?

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5"
Light

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A plant's growing potential is determined from its location, the time of year, and current local weather.

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Finding light for Alpine Bilberry in your home

Light needs and placement for plant Alpine Bilberry: 1ft from a window
1ft or less from
a window

Alpine Bilberry love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.

Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.

Alpine Bilberry does not tolerate low-light 🚫.

Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Alpine Bilberry in your home 🏡.

Nutrients

How to fertilize Alpine Bilberry

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for Alpine Bilberry: repot after 2X growth

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.

By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.

To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Alpine Bilberry after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

FAQs
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Growth Pattern

Care Summary for Alpine Bilberry

Alpine Bilberry


Greg recommends:

Water

0.5 cups every 9 days

Placement

< 1ft from a window

Nutrients

Repot after 2x growth

Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.

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