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Box Huckleberry

Gaylussacia brachycera

Box huckleberry is a rare evergreen groundcover huckleberry forming ancient, slowly creeping clonal colonies, some thousands of years old. A glossy, boxwood-like mat for acidic woodland shade.

Family
Ericaceae
Type
shrub
Lifespan
perennial
Height
0–1 ft
Spacing
2–4 ft apart
Light
part shade, shade
Soil moisture
dry, moist
Soil pH
acidic
Bloom
May, June
Bloom colors
white, pink
Wildlife value
pollinators, songbirds, butterflies, mammals
Caterpillar hosts
~44 butterfly & moth species
Landscape uses
foundation, groundcover, container, erosion control
Native states
DE, KY, PA, TN, VA, WV