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Other
cultivars/Species: V. ‘Wunderlicht’,
V. ‘Maureen’s Select’, V. macrocarpon. |
 Can
be trimmed as a hedge or grown in containers.
The
berries are well-liked, and people are known to travel
far to collect them. They are eaten fresh, often with
oil, or they were dried into cakes.
They
begin to ripen in early autumn, but remain on the bushes
until December, and are still treasured today as winter
berries, said to taste better after the first frost. |
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References:
Brenzel,
Kathleen Norris, Ed. 2001. Sunset Western Garden Book. Sunset
Publishing Corporation, Menlo Park, CA.
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at
a glance:
Common Name:
Evergreen Huckleberry
Plant type:
Evergreen shrub
Family:
Ericaceae
Height/Spread: 3 feet tall and wide in sun, in shade 8-10 feet tall high. Spread is 1
to 1.5 ft.
Leaves:
Alternate,
evergreen, egg-shaped, leathery, sharp-toothed, dark shiny green on
top, paler below, 2-5 cm long.
Flowers:
Pink, bell-shaped,
to 8 mm long: in clusters of 3-10, in axils of leaves.
Bloom Period:
April-July
Disease/pests: Birds
love the berries.
Conditions:
Sun or shade,
moderate to regular water.
Natural Range:
Native to
Pacific coastal region, along the edges and openings of (low
elevations) coniferous forests.
Hardiness:
Zones: USDA 7-9;
(Sunset) 4-7, 14-17, 22-24.
Location:
On
the right side of entry to Yao Garden.
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