Gaylussacia frondosa var. tomentosa
blue huckleberry
Ericaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
3-5 (7) ft tall, but spreads by rhisomes to form colonies.
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
blue
Phenology:
deciduous
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits, Fall Color
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Shrub for woodland edge or casual garden.
Considerations:
Light:
Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Somewhat moist, no flooding ---- to ---- Somewhat long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Birds, Mammals
Pollinated primarily by native bees.
Fruits are prized by a variety of birds and mammals.
Native Habitats:
Sandhills, scrub, flatwoods, cypress swamp margins. Acid soils. Mesic to dry-mesic flatwoods, edges of bayneads, cypress depressions, cutthroat seeps.
