Gaultheria mucronata

Also Known As

Pernettya mucronata
Prickly Heath

Plant type

shrub, groundcover

size

H: 4'
W: 4'

planting zones

7a-9b

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Gaultheria mucronata plant details

Gaultheria mucronata is a broadleaf evergreen groundcover shrub with green foliage. In spring and winter white flowers emerge followed by purple, red and white fruit. Features glossy texture. Grows well with sun and even moisture water. Does well in well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Gaultheria mucronata

Plant type: groundcover shrub
Plant family: ericaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 4 FT wide, 4 FT tall
Flowers: white blooms in spring and winter
Uses: clumping, compact, dense

GROWING CONDITIONS for Gaultheria mucronata

USDA Zones: 7a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: even moisture

Soil needs: well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Blooms: spring, red fall fruit that persists through next spring, small dark green evergreen foliage. Zone 7-9. 4', Chile, part shade-sun, moist, humus rich well drained

By: Keeping it Green Nursery

Compact, dense, clump forming evergreen shrub. Berries late summer through winter. Zones 7-9.

By: Lael's Moon Garden

Compact, bushy, suckering shrub to 4' from Chile and Argentina. Notable for glossy dark green leaves which are toothed and spine-tipped. Urn shaped white flowers followed by variously colored fruit from purple-red to white. Needs a male and female plant to ensure fruiting. "A marvelous plant which should be mass planted for ground cover" Hilliers Manual of Trees and Shrubs.