Garden Huckleberry Plant – 1 Single Small Plant

Sold as 1 single small Garden Huckleberry plant. Garden Huckleberry (Solanum melanocerasum) is native to Africa and is a solanaceous berry in the tomato family. The intense purple black hue of the berries indicates high levels of the antioxidant anthocyanin.

The plant is similar in appearance to a pepper plant, bushy and erect. Clusters of small white flowers are borne along the main stems, followed shortly by berries the size of a large blackcurrant – green when immature and black when mature. The berries are toxic if eaten unripe. 

Growing Garden Huckleberry Plant

• They can be planted in large pots or transplanted int0 the garden.
• Garden Huckleberries like compost rich soil and should be grown in full sun, but can also be grown in partial shade.
• The plants have some cold tolerance and fruit may continue to ripen after light frosts.
• Pick the berries about two weeks after they have turned black, when they are no longer shiny. Ripe berries are usually a dull black or blue-black and the flesh is very soft.
• Cook the fully ripe berries before eating.