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Wintergreen

Name: Wintergreen
Brand: NVK Nurseries
SKU: GG01340010PT
Price: 11.95 CAD
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Also Known As:

Eastern Teaberry, Checkerberry

Botanical Name:

Gaultheria procumbens

Small waxy soft pink to white bell-shaped flowers
Red berries develop in early autumn and last through the winter
Aromatic evergreen dark green foliage
Foliage turns tones of burgundy and purple in the fall
Spreads only about 10 cm annually by rhizomes
Leaves produce a strong wintergreen scent when crushed
Wintergreen oil is used as an anti-inflammatory medication
Bloom Time: Spring and late summer

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Flower Colour

White

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Height

10 cm-15 cm

Width

Spread

20 cm-30 cm

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Exposure

Full Shade
Partial Sun/Shade

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Soil Moisture

Moist to Average
Well-drained

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Growth Rate

Slow

Palette

Foliage Colour

Burgundy
Green (dark)

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Attributes

Berries
Edible
Evergreen
Fall Color
Fragrant
Low Maintenance
Native to Ontario

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Flowering Time

Lt. Spr-Sum
Spring

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Shape

Compact
Spreading

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Garden Uses

Border/edging
Ground cover
Naturalizing
Woodland/woods edge

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Growing Tips & Maintenace

Wintergreen is best grown in a consistently moist, organic, acidic soil with good drainage, in partial to full shade. Established plants can tolerate drier soils.

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Native to Ontario First discovered by Native Americans, the leaves and berries produce the oil of wintergreen (methyl salicylate). This oil is a source for treating headache, colds, stomachaches, increasing energy and breathing. Its oil can be applied to relieve muscle aches, arthritis, and rheumatism. Wintergreen has also been a popular flavouring for chewing gum, candies and toothpaste. Procumbens means "lying on the ground" and refers to the creeping nature of the plant.

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