Photo: Robert Flogaus-Faust — CC BY 4.0 · source
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Survives zone 6 through 9
Wintergreen — medicinal/methyl-salicylate flavour; a curiosity. Evergreen; low.
- Hardiness
- Zone 6 to 9
- Habit
- Shrub
- Edible part
- Fruit
- Ripens
- July–Sept
- Mature size
- Low shrub/groundcover; EXCELLENT in containers (contains the acidity)
- Light
- Shade to partial — fruits in shade (taller in shade, denser in light)
- Soil pH
- 4.0–5.5 — ⚠ STRICTLY ACID-LOVING (calcifuge). Will die on alkaline soil; use ericaceous compost + rainwater
- Environment
- Forest
- Status
- Both wild and cultivated
- Years to fruit
- 2–3 yrs
- Pollination
- Self-fertile