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Old 15-06-2003, 01:08 PM
David Hill
 
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Default Huckleberry Plants - Help!!

Dear Hanze
Thank you so much foe explaining about the Huckleberry ........
"Huckleberry is Gaylussacia baccata. Most of the nightshades are solanums,
except for deadly nightshade, which is Atropa bella-donna.

Huckleberry is in fact a rather nice berry, but you have to wait for it to
get really ripe before eating it.

According to the RHS Encyclopaedia, hucklebery is fully hardy, needs sun or
semi-shade and moist, peaty, acid soil....."
Unfortunately you forgot that there is another plant going under the name
"Garden Huckleberry", see ....
http://www.cniche.com/seed/hint27.htm
As you will see this plant is a member of the solanaceae family as are most
of the nightshades.


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David Hill
Abacus nurseries
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