Wintergreen Plant
Enhance your garden with the Wintergreen Plant from Wayside Gardens. This evergreen shrub features aromatic leaves, vibrant fall colors, and bright berries. Ideal for ground cover, beds, borders, and patio pots.
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Elevate Your Garden with the Versatile and Hardy Wintergreen Plant
The Wintergreen Plant (Gaultheria procumbens) is an ornamental evergreen shrub cherished for its aromatic leaves, vibrant fall color, and bright berries. Commonly grown as ground cover, these broadleaf evergreen shrubs feature leathery, glossy dark green leaves that transform into stunning red to purple hues in the fall. The new variegated variety blushes pink in the cooler seasons, adding an extra layer of visual interest.
Features
- Aromatic Leaves: The foliage releases a refreshing wintergreen scent when crushed, enhancing your garden's sensory appeal.
- Seasonal Blooms and Berries: In spring or summer, enjoy small, waxy, urn-shaped pinkish-white flowers. These are followed by round, fleshy, cherry-like berries in the fall, providing a long-lasting splash of color. The edible berries are a vital winter food source for birds and small animals.
Varieties
Gaultheria is a genus comprising about 135 species. Among them, G. procumbens (wintergreen, checkerberry, boxberry, spiceberry, teaberry) is the most popular, having won the prestigious Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit.
Growing Conditions
Wintergreens are cold-hardy and low-maintenance, thriving in full shade to bright, indirect sunlight. They prefer moist, organically rich soils with an acidic pH level between 4.0 and 6.0 and are generally resistant to pests and diseases. With a slow growth rate and spreading habit, they create a charming carpet of vegetation through runners and rhizomes.
Garden Use
Wintergreens are ideal for cottage gardens and are best showcased when grouped or massed in beds, borders, or on banks and slopes. They also make excellent additions to patio pots, bringing beauty and fragrance to any outdoor space.
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