Growing Guide: Florida Cranberry

Plant Type:
Annual Fruiting Shrub, Medicinal Herb

Harvest Season:
Leaves: Summer through Fall
Fruit aka Flower Calyxes: Fall, early Winter

Mature Size:
Up to 4-6 ft tall and 2-4 ft wide

Soil & Moisture:
Florida Cranberry can tolerate nearly any soil condition and is somewhat drought tolerant.  It likes rich, moist, sandy, well-draining soil.

Light Requirements:
Full Sun, Part Shade.  Performs best with morning sun and afternoon shade. 

Growth Rate:
Fast, Very Fast

Zone Hardiness:
Grown annually outdoors Zones 4+

Propagation:
Our Florida Cranberry is grown from seed and capable of harvest within the growing season.