Gaultheria procumbens Cherry Berries™
Blooming Time
Exposure
A superb nativar, Cherry Berries™ is an “enhanced” cultivar of wintergreen, with spring borne, bell-shaped, waxy-white flowers that are carried among glossy green, evergreen foliage. Once pollinated, the flowers develop into large cherry-red, deliciously edible berries, considerably more numerous and larger than those of the common species. More importantly, Cherry Berries™ is faster growing, and more soil-accommodating than the species, which tends to be fussy and quite slow growing. Cherry Berries™ grows well under deciduous trees and shrubs and makes a festive addition to holiday containers.
Details
Hardiness Zone:
Blossom Color:
White to Cream
Growth Habit:
Slow Spreading
Max Height:
8"
Texture:
Recommended Spacing:
We sell this plant in these containers:
Special Characteristics
Features
Spring borne, bell-shaped, waxy white flowers carried above glossy evergreen foliage, followed by large cherry-red, deliciously edible berries. Native Cultivar.
Landscape Value
Faster growing, and more soil accommodating than the species, it grows well under deciduous trees and shrubs, and makes a festive addition to holiday containers.
Care
Watering:
Cherry Berries™ Wintergreen is moderately drought tolerant but benefits from occasional watering, to maintain soil in a moist but not wet condition, during the summer months.
Fertilizing:
Cherry Berries™ Wintergreen is a moderate feeder, benefiting from a couple of annual applications of slow release fertilizer. A spring application of a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) can be applied at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet, and during early fall, an application of a 2-1-2 ratio (such as a 10-5-10) can be applied to encourage root development and cold hardiness.
Pruning:
Cherry Berries™ Wintergreen is evergreen and does not require pruning. It is normally only pruned for the purpose of keeping it within bounds.