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Key characteristics

Family: Ericaceae
Height: 2 ft to 4 ft
Width: 2 ft to 4 ft
Flower color: Small urn shaped white to pale pink flowers borne in short clustered racemes
Foliage color: Glossy deep green leaves with a leathery texture and lighter undersides; new red growth
Bloom time: Spring
Light: Partial shade
Water: Moderate to high; prefers consistently moist acidic soil
Maintenance: Low; prune lightly after fruiting to shape and remove weak or crowded growth
Growing zone: USDA zones 7 to 9
Wildlife: Pollinators attracted to nectar rich flowers and birds attracted to edible berries

Shrubs

Vaccinium glaucoalbum

Himalayan Huckleberry

Vaccinium glaucoalbum produces small, urn-shaped white flowers flushed with pale pink in spring, hanging in delicate clusters along the stems and followed by blue-black berries. Elliptical leaves are thick and leathery, deep green above with a subtle bluish cast beneath, creating a refined, polished appearance throughout the year. New growth often emerges with a soft reddish tint, adding seasonal color, while the flowers are tucked neatly among the foliage, later giving way to ornamental fruit.

Light

Partial shade

Water

Moderate to high; prefers consistently moist acidic soil

Bloom time

Spring

Find this plant

Companion plants

Sarcococca · Rodgersia · Cyclamen · Fatsia · Lungwort · Primrose

Design tip

Make the most of Himalayan Huckleberry’s changing foliage by keeping it within easy view throughout the year. Reddish new growth shifts to polished deep green, while blue-black berries add another seasonal layer without disrupting the shrub’s restrained evergreen character.