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Re: [SHADEGARDENS] Wintergreen

Hello John,
    Wintergreen is not too difficult to establish following a few
guidelines. One, the roots are brittle. Be gentle when transplanting from
the pot. Two, do not allow them to dry out severely during the first year.
Three, keep them mulched with chopped leaves or wood bark mulch. The
stolons need the duff formed by the mulch to spread. If you have the
location, an eastern or northern exposure is best. The ground cover effect
you will get with wintergreen will be open in nature, not a real tight,
full matt. These are actually like little shrubs send up more little shrubs
nearby. It does make an excellent planting, with interest for more than one
season. The leaves are evergreen, turning bronze during winter. The bright
red berries are very nice, but the birds and small animals will probably
get them before you do. put them near a path so you can pick a berry or two
and chew on them.
    Seed is very slow and takes a long time to get a plant of any size.
    There is an article on my web site discussing native for a winter
garden that includes the Wintergreen. yes, I do carry gallon pots of the
wintergreen.
Gene Bush     Southern Indiana    Zone 6a     Munchkin Nursery
          around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com     http://www.munchkinnursery.com

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> Subject: [SHADEGARDENS] Wintergreen
> Date: Saturday, March 21, 1998 8:08 AM
>
> Can shadegardeners tell me their experiences with growing wintergreen,
> Gaultheria procumbens?
>  I have a consistently damp slope that leads up into consistently dry
> pine understory. Will wintergreen spread enough to be a groundcover? Can
> wintergreen be grown from seed? Tips on germination? Any sources?
>   John Dash, 5a (foothills of the Bristol Hills,  upstate NY)
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