Description
A low growing, evergreen shrub with small, leathery oval shaped leaves and solitary, light pink, bell-shaped flowers; they are followed by red fruits.
Overall a very cute, evergreen dwarf shrub for moist locations, on poor, acidic soils. Take into consideration that it naturally grows in habitats with a lot of snow, often lingering into late spring, so it needs reliable snow cover for the winter to do well.
A very good species for a small rockery, troughs, if the climate suits it.
Germination: we can assume that like most other Gaultheria species, the seeds require first a period of cold-moist stratification for good germination. I would provide 1-2 months of cold/moist stratification (keep the pots outdoors and await for spring germination) or, stratify the seeds in the fridge for 1-2 months and then bring the pot at room temperature.
The seeds are very small and require surface sowing (cover the sowing with small gravel, perlite) or enclose the pot in a plastic bag until the germination starts to prevent desiccation.
The germination in moss method is also a good method to try (it have good results for G. procumbens).
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