Pernettya (Gaultheria) mucronata 'White Snowdrop'
Description:
This 'Wintergreen' selection is a very attractive small shrub that produces abundant bright red berries that are sweet and delicious, good fresh and in desserts. It blooms pretty bell shaped white flowers that overlap with showy pure white fruits and dark green foliage.
Common Name: White Snowdrop Chilean Wintergreen
Family: Ericaceae (The Heath Family)
Zone Hardiness: 6-9
Light: Part Shade, Full Shade
Height: 2-4'
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Evergreen
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Bees
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat:
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - Central and South America
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