Gaultheria

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Gaultheria

Gaultheria procumbens

Gaultheria procumbens has bright red berries in fall and winter.

Gaultheria procumbens in early winter

Wintergreen

Evergreen, spreading subshrub with wintergreen scented leaves, urn-shaped flowers in summer, and bright red berries in fall and winter. 6" x 36”. Grow in part shade in moist to dryish, acidic soil. Eastern North American native. Hardy to -40 degrees. Ericaceae

Gaultheria pumila (syn Pernettya leucocarpa)

Dwarf Chilean Checkerberry

Known as Chaura in Chile

Evergreen subshrub to 3 1/2" tall with small dark green leaves, branching, dark stems and large, edible white berries in fall and winter. Grow in sun to part shade in moist, acidic soil. A common plant found in the Andes at elevations up to 12,000 ft. Hardy to -10 degrees F. Ericaceae

Grown from seed collected on Volcano de Casablanca, Chile