Description
Another underused native plant, although it’s evergreen foliage and trailing habit recommends it as an excellent groundcover for shade and part-shade locations. Interesting pairs of white tubular, fragrant flowers, fused together at the base, which are followed by 2-lobed scarlet fruits, consumed by a variety of birds and mammals. Also great as a mat forming plant for the shady, moist side of a rockery.
Medicinal uses: the Partridge berries and also the infusion of roots and twigs were used traditionally by the Indigenous Peoples as a women’s herb, aiding in menstrual complaints and childbirth. Today it is still recommended by practitioners of modern herbal medicine in the same way.
Germination: best when sown in the fall or after cold/moist stratification (at least 3 months of cold). It can be slow to germinate; it may need 2 winters to break the dormancy. Keep your pots for at least 2 years.
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