| Scientific Name: | Vaccinium ovatum 'Thunderbird' |
| Common Name: | Thunderbird evergreen huckleberry |
| Family Name: | Ericaceae |
| Origin: | B.C. west of Cascades, Garden origin |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Broadleaf evergreen |
| Mature Size: | 1.3 - 2.0m x 1.0 - 1.5m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Arching, Dense, Upright |
| Form: | Round |
| Texture: | Medium - fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Attract birds, Floristry, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Small garden/space, Spring interest, Urban agriculture, Wildlife food, Woodland margin |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade, Deep shade |
| Soil or Media: | Acidic, Humus rich, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Leathery, Lustrous, Ovate, Serrate |
| Flowers: | Flowers clustered, White, Apr-May |
| Fruit: | Berry (true), Edible, Purple, Black, Sep-Oct |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves alternate, ovate-lanceolate, <3cm long, serrate, glossy dark green, dense on reddish stems, leathery; flowers urn-shaped, pinkish-white, late spring, nodding racemes; fruit edible, spherical, glossy black berries. | |