Re: more deep shade evergreens

Thanks, Diane, for all the interesting suggestions. One that intrigues me
especially is salal. Wyman's says this is hardy to zone 5, and it is of
course a cousin of our eastern wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens. Both
apparently require extremely acidic soil, which is lacking in most of the
Midwest. My friend Carolyn Harstad, author of GO NATIVE!, manages to grow
wintergreen in Indianapolis--just barely. It does not increase much, if at
all, she says. I would love to be able to grow both Gaultherias. Has
anyone in the Midwest been successful with these two?

Bobbi Diehl
Bloomington, IN
zone 5/6

On Sun, 17 Dec 2000, Diane Whitehead wrote:
> Gaultheria shallon, salal  This is a suckering native from here south
> to California.  It grows in our dark conifer forests and is picked in
> enormous quantities and shipped out to be used as "lemon leaves" by
> florists.  It is a member of the heather family and has pretty pink
> flowers followed by purple berries that make delicious jelly.  minus
> 20
>
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