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Ericaceae
Farkleberry
Vaccinium arboreum
Also known as Batodendron arboreum, Vaccinium diffusum, Sparkleberry, Batodendron glaucescens
Zones 4–9Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare Low
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Native Shrub · Evergreen · Acidic Soil · Wildlife Plant · Bird-Friendly · Drought Tolerant · White Flowers · Southeastern Native · Blueberry Family · Winter Berries
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyAttracts pollinators
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/6/2026
Farkleberry is a tough, native evergreen to semi-evergreen shrub or small tree that thrives in acidic, well-drained soils across the southeastern United States. It produces small white bell-shaped flowers in spring followed by dark berries that persist into winter and are beloved by wildlife. Once established, it is quite drought-tolerant and requires minimal care, making it an excellent low-maintenance native landscape plant.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately and allow soil to dry slightly between waterings; tolerates dry spells once established · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4–7
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 72 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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