globe huckleberry (Vaccinium globulare)

globe huckleberry

globe huckleberry

 

Common name: globe huckleberry
Botanical name: Vaccinium globulare

Light: full shade to part shade
Height: 12- 48 inches
Water: moderate
Soil type: well-drained organic, loamy soils

Perennial shrub with small yellow to pink flowers followed by waxy-blue to dark purple or reddish purple sweet, edible berries; Montana’s most common huckleberry; spreads via rhizomes