Gaultheria procumbens (common names: Box Berry)
Gaultheria procumbens
Gaultheria procumbens is a member of the genus Gaultheria and is commonly known as Box Berry.
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Asked on 20 Oct, 2008 1 reply
how high and wide do they grow? how long do the berries last?
Following your advice i've planted them in Levingtons Lime-Free Soil, I have put them in hanging baskets as I thought they would look nice for xmas, would this be OK or should they be moved on?
They're very aesthetically pleasing either side of my front porch.
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Beri Lover (Garstang26)
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20 Oct, 2008
The partridge berry. Creeping wintergreen.
2"- 6" tall with dark green leaves, pink flowers and bright red fruit. Grow in a lime free soil.
The berries will last until hard frost or taken by birds.
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16 Oct, 2008
As far as I know they are acid loving so if you use ericaciouc compost it should be OK. I planted one in a container because it was obviously dying in the garden, and I did not know it was acid loving at the time. I put it in multi purpose compost ia a pot and it did not recover. You learn from experience, and in our part of the world we probably have the wrong conditions.
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