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Also Known As

Red Huckleberry

Plant type

shrub, perennial

size

H: 4'-10'
W: 3'-8'

planting zones

5a-10b

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Vaccinium parvifolium plant details

Vaccinium parvifolium is a broadleaf deciduous perennial shrub with green foliage. In spring green and pink flowers emerge followed by pink and red fruit. Attracts bees, birds and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in acidic, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Vaccinium parvifolium

Plant type: perennial shrub
Plant family: ericaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 3 FT - 8 FT - wide, 4 FT - 10 FT - tall
Flowers: green and pink blooms in spring
Uses: edible, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Vaccinium parvifolium

USDA Zones: 5a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular

Soil needs: acidic, rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

This shrub is a graceful ornament of forest openings from central California to southeastern Alaska. Dainty, pale-green leaves adorn slim angled twigs on an airy 3-8' shrub. In spring small, creamy-pink urn shaped flowers decorate the branches before ripening to cheerful, tart, red berries. Red-huckleberries make a fine landscaping plant. The edible berries (which are delicious raw, dried or jellied) were an important food source of the Native Americans, they were also used as bait for fishing as they resemble salmon roe. The bark and leaves were used as a tea to treat colds. This native can be finicky in transplanting, keep it evenly moist but not over-wet for best results. S/PSh/M/Acid

By: Forestfarm

Blooms: spring, white-pink, tasty red fruit in summer-fall/ deciduous foliage Zone 4-9. 2'-6', PNW, shade-sun, moist, well drained

By: Keeping it Green Nursery

NW Native, Small, white-pink urn shaped flowers, red, edible berries, Deer Resistant. Zones 5-8

By: Lael's Moon Garden

A deciduous native of the Pacific coast (from southeastern Alaska to central California) with small, greenish-white or pinkish, bell-shaped flowers in spring and tasty, bright red, 1/4” diameter berries in summer. Requires humus-rich, acid soil and tolerates shade, which makes it an excellent companion for azaleas and rhododendrons. Upright, somewhat spreading habit. Variable in size: 4-10' x 3-8'.