Gaylussacia brachycera Box huckleberry (Ericaceae) Evergreen shrub

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Gaylussacia brachycera
Box huckleberry
Evergreen shrub
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The Gaylussacia brachycera plant species is found in Eastern N. America - Delaware and Pennsylvania to Virginia. It is a member of the Ericaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Box huckleberry. Some home gardeners know the variety as Vaccinium brachycerum. V. buxifolium.

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Latin Name:  Gaylussacia brachycera
Common Name:  Box huckleberry
Family:  Ericaceae
Author:  (Michx.)Gray.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.45   Mature Width:  1

Habitat:  On slopes and in dry sandy woods[43] on dry acidic sandy soils[200].

Cultivation Notes: Requires a lime-free moist peaty soil, thriving in sun or part shade[182, 200]. Prefers a position in partial or full shade[208]. Plants are hardy to about -15°c[200]. This species rarely sets viable seed[200]. There is a colony in New Jersey that covers 3.8 hectares of land, it is estimated to be 10,000 years old and to have originated vegetatively from one single mother plant[200].

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