Q's of 3 berry producing plants(sort of like vegetables!)

I just joined and I have 3 types of plant seeds that I am looking to get/buy (only need a few seeds for each breed as I want only a few small plants.They are my favourite plants, (flowers and berries so beautiful), and I cannot seem to find them in Toronto, Ontario Canada...where I live.)
I have looked for them online and found some on ebay but with the shipping it will be very expensive to buy the entire package of seeds, for these 3 different types of plants. I do not need entire packets, would only like a couple/few seeds of each plant to grow small potted plants.

Is it possible to grow these types of plants inside? I have very good sunlight and I always keep the windows open and since the courtyard has alot of strong wind whipping around, it can get pretty cold in here (which I like) unless I turn the temperature up/close the windows etc.. These 3 breeds of plants from what Ive read, grow wild in the Northern Hemisphere mainly so they like cooler climates.

Apparently the Lingonberry plant grows here wild in Canada in Newfoundland and Labrador..They call it "Partridgeberry" instead of Lingonberry. Though here in Toronto, they seem to be unheard of. Same goes for the other two types of plants...The Bog Bilberry plant and the "regular" Bilberry plant.
Im thinking it must be possible to grow them here but I just wanted to know for sure if it is possible?

The plants are:

1) Bog Bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum)
2) Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)
3) Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea)

So, does anyone know about these plants or even have any seeds? Would I be able to buy the seeds from you, if you have any? Only need a few.

Lastly, I have a few dried Bilberry berries left from a holistic herb store- I bought a bunch and made a wonderful tea out of them... If I were to plant the dried berries would plants grow from the seeds within? Or were the seeds somehow ruined because they have been dried?
Sorry for all the questions I have..Hope someone out there can help!
~E

Sorry, I have no clue!, but good luck.

We have loganberry bushes here, kind of like raspberries... Either way, I don't know whar the other two are - but I have raspberry and black berries, some of them were transplanted from a wild patch in the woods.. just a thought. Otherwise - find out if you want seed or plants. perhaps you could get or find some winld or at a nursery and seed your garden from them?
-joe-

I just received a catalog from Hartmann's Nursery (in southern Michigan) that has Eagle bilberry (Vaccinium ulginosum) and Red Pearl lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea), along with some other interesting hardy native plants. I don't see anything to indicate whether they can (or can't) ship to Canada, but you could check their website --

www.hartmannsplantcompany.com

or their telephone number is 269-253-4281

Hope this is helpful!

Thanks, I emailed them and asked if they could ship to Toronto, he said,

" Hello Elena,

We actually do have lingonberry and bog bilberry plants in both wholesale and retail. It would be very costly however. We would have to have an inspector come and issue a FIDO permit which costs $150.00 to the customer. In addition, all Vacciniums going to a foreign country require an import permit from the country the plants are going to. I’m not sure you would want to go through and pay that much for a few plants. Sorry. Thank you for your inquiry."

hehe still on the quest for seeds.
~E

Yikes! I'd say "very costly" is quite a mild way of putting it! Hope you can find a source somewhere in Canada!

:-(

Why don't you just plant one of your dried berries and see what happens. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Hope it works.

You're right,
I am going to plant the seeds and see if anything happens.
Tomorrow I will dissect the tiny berries, and place the seeds right onto the soil.
I will update if anything happens(really hope so! :))

I've gotten some unusual berry seeds, including Vaccinium uliginosum, from Darcy from the Forest:
http://www.darcyfromtheforest.com/servlet/Categories?category=Seeds+~+Medicinal+%26+Native
Mine haven't sprouted yet.

These 3 plants all require an acidic soil, and wouldn't tolerate normal potting soil. Maybe try a 50/50 mix of normal potting soil and sphagnum peat moss. Good luck.

Hey there!
So after a little while trying to find seeds and without any luck I finally was able to order some online ( Loud, thats funny I found mine from the same place.)
I got the Bog Blueberries/Bilberries and recently ordered the Vaccinium Deliciosum seeds too. Also from Darcy From the forest. Highly reccomended
I planted some of the tiny seeds of the Bog Blueberry plant, and already 2 have successfully sprouted. They are healthy and were not planted in any special soil or anything. Just plain McKenzie peat pellets. Thats what I have access too, and so I am very happy with the progress, and so quickly too.
Actually, I had some dried fruits of "the" Bilberry friut plant (Vaccinium Myrtillus) well before I even ordered the the Bog Blueberry seeds, and planted the Bilberry seeds on the same type of peat pellots. I got the berries from a holistic health store and was curious to see if they would grow even though the fruit had been dried. Nothing yet, however alot of sources seem to say it can take a while to grow. So patience may be the key. Though I planted the Bog Bilberry seeds several weeks after I even planted the Bilberry seeds and 2 seeds have already sprouted and are healthy. One even has 2 tiny leaves already.
So I am hoping the Bilberries will come along too, eventually.
Also, I am still on the hunt for Lingonberry seeds or plants.
I will post pictures of the sprouts soon. I have to fingure out how to get the pictures from my phone to the computer.
Thanks to all of you for the help.

Erica, sometimes seeds like that need a little coaxing to sprout, ie: soaking a few hours to soften them up. :) People have recently reported germinating years-old dried beans from the grocery store, so you never know what's possible with your Bilberry seeds.