Black Huckleberry
Gaylussacia baccata
Black huckleberry is a low, colony-forming shrub of dry acidic woods and barrens, with reddish bell flowers and sweet, seedy black fruit. Brilliant crimson fall color and abundant wildlife value.
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 4–4 ft
- Spacing
- 2–4 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, mammals, songbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~44 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV