California huckleberry

An evergreen shrub that grows to 2-3’ in the sun and up to 12’ tall and 10’ wide in the shade.  Prefers well-drained, humus-rich soils.

This remarkable evergreen native shrub is valuable in the landscape. The small, ovate, evergreen foliage looks good year round, has little pinkish urn-shaped flowers March – May, followed by edible glossy, blackish-purple berries.

In a partial shade garden, the shrubs are a beautiful backdrop for mixed borders. In a full shade garden, grow it as a tall evergreen hedge. In a full sun garden, it will produce more berries but it will not grow as tall as it will in the shade garden.

Lifeform: Shrub

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade, Shade

Water: Dry, Light, Moderate

Soil: Loam, Sand

Other: Attracts Bees, Attracts Birds, Attracts Butterflies, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant