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Vaccinium parvifolium
Also called Red Bilberry
Red huckleberry is a deciduous shrub native to western North America, from southeastern Alaska to central California, valued for its edible berries and as a native plant for habitat and restoration gardens. It needs acidic, moist, shaded conditions and does not tolerate root disturbance.
Vaccinium parvifolium, the red huckleberry, is a species of Vaccinium native to western North America.
The species is cultivated in the specialty horticulture trade with limited availability as an ornamental plant. It is used as a native plant for natural landscaping, habitat gardens, wildlife gardens, and restoration projects. Another cultivated species of similar size and habitats is the evergreen V. ovatum (evergreen huckleberry).
As a crop plant (along with the other huckleberries of the genus in western North America), it is not currently grown on a large commercial agriculture scale, despite efforts to make this possible. It requires acidic soil (pH of 4.5 to 6) and does not tolerate root disturbance.
It is common in forests from southeastern Alaska and British Columbia south through western Washington and Oregon to central California.
Huckleberries can be eaten fresh or dried or prepared as a tea or jelly.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Vaccinium parvifolium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
