Vaccinium parviflorum

Vaccinium parviflorum

 

Common name: red huckleberry

Family: Ericaceae

Leaf: alternate, simple, ovate, 1-3 cm, twigs are bright green, simple, entire margins

Flowers: The whitish pink/green flowers are urn shaped with 5 tiny petals, blooming from May to June.

Fruit: delicious, small, (6-9 mm), tart, red berry. The berries dangle from small stems under the branches.

Habit: deciduous shrub; Form: upright oval shrub

Height: 5-12'

Culture:  Best grown in full sun to part shade, in moist, freely-draining, slightly acidic soils. Likes peaty or light loam soils. Hardy in USDA zones 5-9. Benefits from protection from winds. Does not root disturbance.
Uses: underscore attractive delicate foliage.
Origin: Western North America, Alaska to California