How to grow American Wintergreen

Gaultheria procumbens

A forest floor plant and as such it likes acid soils, especially those found under conifers.

Growing American wintergreen from seed

Seed needs to be cold-stratified.

How long does American wintergreen take to grow?

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American wintergreen Etymology

The botanical epithet is from the Latin procumbens meaning “lying along the ground”

Other names for American wintergreen

Eastern teaberry, Checkerberry, Boxberry, Creeping wintergreen, spice berry

Gaultheria procumbens L.

Footnotes

1 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaultheria_procumbens


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