A broadleaf evergreen groundcover offering year-round interest, blooming in mid-spring. Small, waxy, urn-shaped, pinkish-white flowers are followed by super-showy and exceptionally large berries—the size of cherries. The brilliant berries are highly uniform and appear from fall through spring, an important winter food source for birds. The plant has glossy leaves that turn Merlot-purple in winter and have a wintergreen fragrance when crushed. Cherrie Berries is best grown as ground cover and is exceptionally attractive when allowed to gracefully cascade over hardscapes. It’s also a great container and garden plant, nice in beds and borders. Zones 3-8.
Gaultheria procumbens ‘Cherrie Berries’
Description
A broadleaf evergreen groundcover offering year-round interest, blooming in mid-spring. Small, waxy, urn-shaped, pinkish-white flowers are followed by super-showy and exceptionally large berries—the size of cherries. The brilliant berries are highly uniform and appear from fall through spring, an important winter food source for birds. The plant has glossy leaves that turn Merlot-purple in winter and have a wintergreen fragrance when crushed. Cherrie Berries is best grown as ground cover and is exceptionally attractive when allowed to gracefully cascade over hardscapes. It’s also a great container and garden plant, nice in beds and borders. Zones 3-8.
