Other common names
blackberry, blackheart, blaeberry, bullberries, fragham, frocken, hartberries, horts, huckleberry, hurtleberry, whinberry, whortle bilberry, whortleberry, blueberry
Shrubs
A deciduous, suckering, usually prostrate shrub to 30cm high with dense, bright green, angular stems and ovate, glossy leaves that are often flushed red in autumn. Pendant, rounded to urn-shaped, pink flowers borne in the leaf axils in late spring to early summer are followed by blue-black, edible berries
Position
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Types
Loam, Sand
Max Height
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Spread
0.5-1 metres