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Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens
(Wintergreen, Checkerberry)
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Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

This creeping, rhizomatous shrublet grows to 6 inches, with scalloped or bristly toothed, glossy, dark green leaves. Foliage has a strong wintergreen scent when crushed. Urn-shaped white or pale pink flowers appear in summer and mature to aromatic scarlet fruit that often persists into the following spring.

Leucothoe axillaris Leucothoe axillaris
(Coast leucothoe)
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Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

This slow-growing weeping evergreen shrub has a low and wide form and oval, leathery, toothed dark green leaves. It makes a good substitute for boxwoods. Clusters of urn-shaped white flowers resembling heather appear from spring to early summer. Coast leucothoe is native to the eastern U.S. It thrives on slopes near water but not in water, on a dry slope without irrigation.


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