100 GARDEN HUCKLEBERRY (Ground Cherry) Solanum Melanocerasum Berry Fruit Bush Seeds by Seedville BLOOM TIME: Spring Flowers / Fruit Aug - Sept (75 - 80 Days) HARDINESS ZONE: 3 - 7 PLANT HEIGHT: 36 - 48" . . . PLANT SPACING: 24 - 36" LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun . . . SOIL / WATER: Average Purple berries and purple flowers. When cooked such as in a pie, Huckleberries taste just like Blueberries! They are quite delicious, and will not stain you blue like Blueberries do. The berries actually must be cooked before they are eaten - uncooked they are bitter and slightly poisonous.