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GAULTHERIA PROCUMBENS 'PEPPERMINT PEARL'- WINTERGREEN - STARTER PLANT

$ 1.55

Availability: 700 in stock
  • Brand: Unbranded
  • Type: perennial, tree, shrub
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

    Description

    GAULTHERIA PROCUMBENS 'PEPPERMINT PEARL' WINTERGREEN (WELL ROOTED PLANT IN A 2 1/2 X 3 1/2 INCH POT) - ZONE 4-8 EVERGREEN RHIZOMATOUS CREEPING PERENNIAL - FEATURES DARK GREEN FOLIAGE AND BELL SHAPED WHITE FLOWERS IN EARLY SUMMER FOLLOWED BY EDIBLE WHITE BERRIES WHICH PERSIST THROUGH WINTER. LEAVES AND FRUIT HAVE AROMA AND TASTE OF WINTERGREEN. WINTERGREEN IS A POPULAR FLAVORING FOR CHEWING GUM, CANDIES AND TOOTHPASTE. FRUITS MAY BE EATEN RAW OR ADDED TO PASTRIES AND SALADS. BEST GROWN IN ORGANICALLY RICH EVENLY MOIST ACIDIC WELL DRAINED SOIL IN PART TO FULL SHADE -- BEST IN CLIMATES WITH COOL SUMMERS. BUYER PAYS .85 FOR U.S. MAIL PRIORITY SHIPPING (ADDITIONAL PLANTS SHIP CHARGE @ $.85 EACH).