VACCINIUM ovatum. Evergreen huckleberry. A beautiful evergreen shrub of the heath family, common in and around our coastal forests. It forms thickets or fountains of closely branched stems, rising as much as 8' (usually less). The stems are lined by toothed oval, shiny 1" leaves. These are often red- to bronze-tinted in new growth, dark green to blue-green when mature. Clusters of small white urn-shaped flowers dot the branches in spring, developing slowly into sweet, slightly tart, blue-black berries. 'Wunderlich' is an exceptionally vigorous, large leaved form, selected by Suzanne Schettler. My own selection, 'Blue Madonna', is also now available. This is a smaller and more compact shrub, with almost chalky blue leaves, red-tinged in new growth, and profuse clusters of white flowers with pink bases. Probably 5-10oF.