Gaultheria procumbens
Description:
This beautiful, lush, evergreen groundcover has wonderful jewel like berries in the fall after the little summer flowers. Very useful under shrubs and along paths.
Common Name: Wintergreen
Family: Ericaceae (The Heath Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade, Part Sun
Height: 4-8"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Pink
Class: Evergreen
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Spring - Summer
Soil Moisture: Drought Tolerant, Dry, Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Sterile woods (poor acid soils) and clearings. Especially found beneath evergreen trees.
Award: AGM
Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America
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