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Red Huckleberry
Vaccinium parvifolium
  
4 Nurseries Carry This Plant

About Red Huckleberry (Vaccinium parvifolium) 4 Nurseries Carry This Plant Red Huckleberry (Vaccinium parvifolium) is a native shrub that grows in central and northern California. It is slow growing and moderately long-lived. It grows in an upright form to a height of 12 feet, with active growth during the spring and summer. Flowers are white and bloom in the spring. Leaves are medium green and deciduous. It tends to grow in open places, at elevations from 0-7000 feet.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Shrub

Size
Size
3.3 - 12 ft tall

Form
Form
Upright

Growth Rate
Growth Rate
Slow

Dormancy
Dormancy
Winter Deciduous

Flower Color
Flower Color
White, Pink

Flowering Season
Flowering Season
Spring

Wildlife Supported
 


 
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 62 likely * ) SHOW ALL
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Lustrous Copper Lycaena mariposaLycaena mariposa
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Callophrys augustinus Image
The Brown Elfin Callophrys augustinusCallophrys augustinus
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Polygonia faunus Image
Green Comma Polygonia faunusPolygonia faunus
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Colias behrii Image
Sierra Sulphur Colias behriiColias behrii
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Hyles lineata Image
White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineataHyles lineata
*
Antheraea polyphemus Image
Polyphemus moth Antheraea polyphemusAntheraea polyphemus
*
Neoalcis californiaria Image
Brown-lined Looper Neoalcis californiariaNeoalcis californiaria

Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Shade, Part Shade

Moisture
Moisture
Low

Nurseries
Nurseries
Carried by 4

Ease of Care
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy

Soil Description
Soil Description
Prefers sandy or loamy soils. Does not grow well in clay soils.

Propagation
Propagation?
For propagating by seed: No treatment; 1-3 mos. stratification may improve germination. Sow on milled sphagnum moss or peat moss and sand mix.

Sunset Zones
Sunset Zones?
4*, 5*, 6*, 14, 15, 16, 17

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Open places

Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 19.6" - 156.6", Summer Precipitation: 0.30" - 6.33", Coldest Month: 32.6" - 49.9", Hottest Month: 52.2" - 74.3", Humidity: 0.01" - 21.74", Elevation: -36" - 7534"

Alternative Names
Common Names: California Red Huckleberry


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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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