Gaultheria procumbens ‘Cherry Berries’
Gaultheria procumbens 'Cherry Berries' is a great year round ground cover with exceptionally large berries.
Gaultheria procumbens ‘Cherry Berries’ features glossy evergreen foliage that turns purple in the cool of winter. Plentiful, showy, exceptionally large, bright red berries appear in fall and persist through winter to spring. Excellent in mixed containers, especially for the holidays, but great as a year round ground cover. The berries are edible. They are mildly sweet with the taste of wintergreen, similar to peppermint. A Canadian native from southern Manitoba to Labrador and Nova Scotia.
Common Name: Wintergreen
Family: Ericaceae (The Heath Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-8
Light: Part Shade, Full Shade
Height: 8-12"
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Bloom Time: Late Spring - Summer
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Evergreen
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries: Red
Benefits: Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Mixed woodlands, mesic forests, dry, acidic woodlands, powerline rights-of-way, roadbanks, old pastures, coniferous woodlands, maritime heathlands, montane heath balds, bogs and fens, usually in acidic and/or sandy soils from 0-1500 metres from southern Manitoba to Nova Scotia south to the southeastern US.
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Geographical Origin: North America
