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How to Grow
Water
Medium
Water moderately, allowing the top 3cm to dry out between watering.
Sunlight
Partial Shade - Partial Sun
~
3-6 hours of sun per day, with protection from intense mid-day sun
Soil
Moist, peaty soil.
Characteristics
Bloom Time
Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Plant Type
Shrubs, Ground Cover, Shrub
Lifespan
Woody, Perennial
Plant Height
1-3 ft.
Flower
One-side raceme of drooping urn-shaped white-to-pinkish flowers in spring to early summer.
Fruit
Fruits are small, hairy, rough-surfaced blue-black round berries. Birds love them., Purple, Red, Blue
Benefits
Ornamental
Florists use the evergreen branches in arrangements.
Attracts
Birds
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
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Taxonomy
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Gaultheria