Huckleberry - Fruit Shrub - Solanum melanocerasum - 5 Seeds Sweet Corn Some species are known by

Some species are known by the name century plant

The juice is intensely flavoured

from early summer through to first frosts

It has been used by humans as an emetic

Other common names are Sweet Balm / Bee's Leaf / Honey Plant

Huckleberry - Fruit Shrub - Solanum melanocerasum - 5 Seeds Sweet Corn Some species are known byHuckleberries were traditionally collected by Native American people for use as food or traditional medicine. The berries are small and round, 510 millimetres in diameter, and look like large dark blueberries. In taste, they may be tart, with a flavour similar to that of a blueberry, especially in blue and purple coloured varieties, and some have noticeably larger, bitter seeds. The fruit is versatile in various foods or beverages, including jam,