A beautiful evergreen groundcover, native to the East Coast, that produces profuse, small white flowers followed by sweet and flavorful, bright red berries, which taste just like Wintergreen candy. Growing to about 6″ tall, it will spread slowly to a foot or more in diameter. Likes filtered shade and moist, well-drained, acidic soil. Photo courtesy of One Green World.
Wintergreen ‘Cherry Berries’ Gaultheria procumbens
Description
A beautiful evergreen groundcover, native to the East Coast, that produces profuse, small white flowers followed by sweet and flavorful, bright red berries, which taste just like Wintergreen candy. Growing to about 6″ tall, it will spread slowly to a foot or more in diameter. Likes filtered shade and moist, well-drained, acidic soil. Photo courtesy of One Green World.
