Ericaceae
Gaylussacia frondosa
Gaylussacia frondosa
Also known as Decamerium frondosum, Dwarf huckleberry, Vaccinium frondosum, Blue huckleberry
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Huckleberry · Native Shrub · Ericaceae · Woodland · Edible Berry · Wildlife Plant · Part Shade · Acidic Soil · Eastern Native
Blue huckleberry thrives in acidic, well-drained soil with consistent moisture and partial shade, mimicking its native woodland edge habitat. Mulch generously around the base to retain soil moisture and keep roots cool. Avoid alkaline soils and prolonged drought, which will cause leaf scorch and poor fruiting.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is evenly moist, then allow the top inch to dry before watering again · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 3.8–5.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4a-8b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Masachusettes, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Virginia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle
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