Empetrum atropurpureum Purple crowberry (Empetraceae) Evergreen shrub

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Empetrum atropurpureum
Purple crowberry
Evergreen shrub
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The Empetrum atropurpureum plant species is found in Eastern N. America - Labrador to Quebec, south to Michigan. It is a member of the Empetraceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Purple crowberry.

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Latin Name:  Empetrum atropurpureum
Common Name:  Purple crowberry
Family:  Empetraceae
Author:  Fern.&Wieg.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.2   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Granitic or acidic gravel and sands on mountains[43].

Propagation Notes: Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. The seed can be very slow to germinate, stored seed requires 5 months warm then 3 months cold stratification at 5°c[200]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, 3cm with a heel, July/August in a frame. Takes 3 weeks. Good percentage[78, 200]. Cuttings of mature wood of the current year's growth, 3cm with a heel, October in a frame. Requires shade. Good percentage[78, 200].

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