If you decide to plant lingonberries in your summer cottage, you should familiarize yourself with its varieties. We will tell you which varieties of lingonberries are best to choose, and we will describe the most popular ones.
- "Coral"
- "Sanna"
- Red Pearl
- "Ruby"
- Ammerland
- "Mazovia"
- "Linnaeus"
- "Kostromichka"
- "Erntzegen"
- "Erntkrone"
"Coral"
The variety is a shrub whose height is about 30 cm, the diameter of the crown is the same. It grows in raw coniferous and deciduous forest plantations, peat bogs are a good place to grow.
The inflorescences are white with pink flowers of regular shape. Flowering occurs in the period May - June. Lingonberry can be planted even in sour, poor soil. Among the most suitable substrates are peat and sand. The variety of lingonberry "Coral", grown under the supervision of a person, has a good yield: during the season you can collect 60 kg of fruit from 1 hundred.
"Sanna"
The variety is home to Switzerland, it has a good yield: one bush can produce up to 300 g of fruits. The growth of lingonberry occurs quite rapidly, for this reason it is often used to create beautiful landscape compositions. The height of shrubs varies from 15 to 30 cm. They are characterized by branching, pomp, grow among the thick of evergreen leaves.
With one brush you can collect about 6 berries. They have a smooth skin of coral-red gloss. The fruits have a sweet and sour taste. The mass of one cranberry is about 0.4 g.
Cowberry varieties "Sanna" It does not require special care. It can grow well in shading or near larger bushes. It has good winter hardiness, is not subject to diseases. 
Red Pearl
"Red Pearl" refers to the early varieties of lingonberries, its homeland is Holland. The height of the bushes reaches 30 cm, they have a wide, spreading crown.The variety has leaves of large size, dark green color, rounded shape.
Cowberry fruits are quite large, reaching 12 mm in diameter. Have a round shape, burgundy color. They are distinguished by a sweet and sour taste with a slight bitterness. For the season variety can give 2 crops. Frost resistant and is able to withstand temperatures up to -25 ° C.
"Ruby"
"Ruby" refers to late-ripened lingonberry varieties. It is represented by evergreen ground cover shrub whose height is 15-30 cm. It has small smooth leaves in the shape of ellipses, painted in dark green color. Inflorescences have a pale pink color, similar to small bells.
"Ruby" refers to light-loving plants, it is better to plant a variety in acidic well-drained soil. After planting, the first harvest can be obtained after 4 years. Berries have a rich chemical composition, so they are often used in the preparation of infusions and decoctions. 
Ammerland
It is represented by low spherical bushes not exceeding 30 cm in height. Their foliage has emerald green color. Ammerland has a high yield: 300 g of fruits with a sweet-sour taste are collected from one bush. They have a light red color and large size (1.1 cm in diameter). Fruiting occurs twice per season: in July and early September.
For planting fit well-lit lawns that are far from large trees that create shade. The above-ground part of the bushes grows fairly quickly, resulting in beautiful compact bushes.
"Mazovia"
The variety was obtained as a result of the work of Polish breeders from a wild-growing bush. Refers to the evergreen, there is always foliage on the bush. Plant height is about 30 cm. The fruits are quite small, the weight of one lingonberry is only 0.25 g. The variety has low yields. - from one bush only 40 g of fruits are gathered.
"Linnaeus"
Bred by Swedish scientists, was named in honor of the famous breeder. It is represented by tall bushes with a strong main shoot and underdeveloped peripheral ones. Plant height is 25 cm. The foliage is quite large. Flowering begins early, sometimes repeated in the autumn.
The fruiting period falls on the second half of the summer. Fruits of the variety have a size of about 0.45 cm. Painted in bright scarlet color, have a sweet-sour taste with bitterness. The yield of one bush at the age of 3 years is 150 grams of berries per season. Cowberry "Linnaeus" resistant to frost. In the absence of snow, it can survive frosts of up to -15 ° C. It is recommended to plant the plant in acidic peat soil with good drainage.
"Kostromichka"
Belongs to the early ripe varieties of lingonberries.Presented vigorous, compressed shrub with green middle shoots. On one fruit brush there are about 7 berries. Fruits of medium size and mass (0.28 g) have a rounded shape, are colored in burgundy, taste is sweet and sour, and have no flavor. The plant has good frost resistance, able to withstand cold to -15 ° C.
"Erntzegen"
"Erntzegen" is the most large-fruited variety. The diameter of the fruit is 1-1.5 cm. The height of the bushes can reach 40 cm, they have flexible long shoots, long large leaves. The berries are colored red, have a pleasant taste. Often they make jam, make jams, marmalade and other delicacies.
It has a good yield: 200 g of berries are picked from one shrub. But in most cases, this variety is used to create beautiful landscape compositions. 
"Erntkrone"
The growth of the average shrub of this variety is 25 cm. The fruits are colored dark red, characterized by a rich, sweet-sour taste. "Erntkrone" refers to large-fruited varieties - the mass of one lingonberry is 40-50 g
When planting shrubs in well-lit areas can significantly increase the amount of the crop. Proper care of the plant will allow harvesting 2 times per season. The variety has good frost resistance, has immunity to diseases and pests. 
In this article, we told you what lingonberry looks like, presented the most common varieties and gave a description of them. Having planted lingonberries in your plot, you will not only acquire a storehouse of useful vitamins, but also decorate the garden with an unusual beautiful shrub.
