Vaccinium uliginosum aka Bog Bilberry

Vaccinium uliginosum, also known as bog bilberry, bog blueberry, northern bilberry, or western blueberry, is a small deciduous shrub native to cool temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, at low altitudes in the Arctic, and at high altitudes to the south. It belongs to the heath family and the genus Vaccinium. The plant grows up to 10-75 cm tall, rarely 1 m tall, with brown stems. Unlike its closely related bilberry, its leaves are oval, blue-green with pale net-like veins, and have a smooth margin and rounded apex. The flowers are pendulous, urn-shaped, pale pink, 4-6 mm long, produced in mid-spring. The fruit is a dark blue-black berry 5-8 mm in diameter, with a white flesh that is edible and sweet when ripe in late summer. In Korea, bog bilberry is used in infused liquor, while in Siberia, they use bog bilberries to make jam. Alpine Bilberry is also a rare houseplant that needs regular watering to thrive, and it does best in long-lasting, direct light. It should be less than 1 foot from a window and prefers soil that is well-draining. If repotted each time it doubles in size, added fertilizers are not necessary for its growth.