Vaccinium ovatum
Vaccinium ovatum is a handsome BC native plant known as evergreen huckleberry that offers edible fruit.
Vaccinium ovatum is a handsome BC native plant known as evergreen huckleberry that has many uses in the garden. The foliage is small, ovate, evergreen and glossy and tinted with red when young maturing to dark green. The pink to white, urn-shaped flowers give way to showy, edible dark blue to near-black berries in late summer. Self-fertile. Use as an informal hedge, specimen, and in pots on the patio. Drought tolerant once established. Tolerant of full shade but may not flower and fruit.Hummingbird, bee, and butterfly attractor. Deer resistant.
Common Name: Evergreen Huckleberry
Family: Ericaceae (The Heath Family)
Zone Hardiness: 6-9
Light: Part Sun, Part Shade, Full Sun, Full Shade
Height: 2-4'
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Foliage Colour: Good Fall Colour, Green, Burgundy/Red/Purple
Class: Evergreen
Type: Shrub
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist, Dry, Drought Tolerant
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries: Black
Benefits: Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: Yes
Native Habitat: Dry to moist open forests from sea level into the montane zones from BC to California.
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Geographical Origin: North America
