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This plant will provide nectar and pollen for bees and the many other types of pollinating insects.
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Other common names checkerberry wintergreen
American mountain tea aromatic wintergreen boxberry Canada tea canterberry chequerberry chickenberry chinks creeping checkerberry creeping wintergreen creeping wintergreen checkerberry drunkards gingerberry groundberry ground tea grouseberry one-berry partridge berry procalm red pollom spiceberry spicy wintergreen checkerberry spring wintergreen squawberry squaw plum squaw vine teaberry tea leaves wintergreen oil plant youngsters
Family Ericaceae
Genus Gaultheria are evergreen, often dioecious, shrubs with simple, leathery leaves and small, bell-shaped white or pink flowers, followed by long lasting fleshy fruits in various colours
Details G. procumbens is a dwarf evergreen shrub to 15cm in height, spreading indefinitely, with rounded leathery leaves, aromatic when crushed and turning reddish in winter. Small, bell-shaped white or pinkish flowers are followed by scarlet berries 10mm in width
Plant range E N America
Foliage Evergreen
Habit Suckering
Fragrance Foliage
Toxicity All parts may cause severe discomfort if ingested. Wear gloves and wash hands after handling
Hardiness
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H5
Full Shade
Partial Shade
Aspect North-facing or West-facing or East-facing or South-facing
Exposure Exposed or Sheltered
Clay
Loam
Sand
MoistureMoist but well-drained
SoilClay, Loam, Sand
pHAcid, Neutral
Ultimate height 0.1-0.5 metres
Ultimate spread 0.5-1 metres
Time to ultimate height 5-10 years
Cultivation Grow in moist soils in shade or partial shade
Propagation Propagate by seed or semi-hardwood cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types Flower borders and beds Banks and Slopes Low Maintenance Cottage & Informal Garden Gravel Garden Rock Garden City & Courtyard Gardens Patio & Container Plants
Pruning Pruning group 8
Pests Generally pest free
Diseases Generally disease free
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