Gaultheria procumbens

Checkerberry

Hardy Shrub

FROM £15.49

Great for growing in difficult, shaded parts of the garden

Small white, bell shaped flowers are followed by a profusion of bright red berries

Excellent ground cover

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1 x 10.5cm Potted Plant

£15.49

2 plants in 10.5cm pots

£22.99

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A ground cover plant, Gaultheria procumbens, also sometimes called Eastern teaberry, the checkerberry, the boxberry, or the American wintergreen, is great for growing in difficult, shaded parts of the garden with minimum fuss, and will prevent weeds from growing. It can also be planted on sloping ground, making it a good alternative to lawn turf. It has small waxy leaves that turn a warm red by October. Small white, bell shaped flowers are followed by a profusion of bright red berries in autumn and winter, making it an ideal festive gift plant for Christmas colour in the garden and front entrance to homes. Height: 15cm (6"). Spread 100cm (39").

Plant Size Height Up to 15cm (6in)
Spread Up to 100cm (39in)

Hardiness & Longevity Hardy Shrub

Ideal For alpine & rockerylow maintenance gardenwildlife gardenswoodland garden

Position In sun or semi shadedappled shade

Flowering Months

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Codes
1 x 10.5cm Potted Plant (58458)
2 plants in 10.5cm pots (V59693P)
2 x 2 Litre Potted Plants (T57978P)
1 x 2 Litre Potted Plant (57977)

Grow Gaultheria procumbens in any moist, well drained garden soil, in full shade or part shade. If growing Gaultheria in containers use a soil based compost such as John Innes No.3.

Prune Gaultheria procumbens when necessary to keep them neat and in good shape. Pruning should be done carefully with secateurs rather than shears, but can be done at any time of year.

Seeds and garden supplies will normally be delivered within the time period stated against each product as detailed above. Plants, bulbs, corms, tubers, shrubs, trees, potatoes, etc. are delivered at the appropriate time for planting or potting on. Delivery times will be stated on the product page above, or in your order acknowledgement page and email.

Orders for packets of seed incur a delivery charge of £2.99.

Orders which include any other products will incur a delivery charge of £6.99.

Where an order includes both packets of seeds and other products, a maximum delivery charge of £7.99 will apply - regardless of the number of items ordered.

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Van Meuwen strives to ensure that all its plants are delivered to you in the perfect condition for planting. While the majority of our nursery plants cope well with slight delays in intransit, sadly, the time it takes to deliver to certain locations in the UK means that we can't guarantee this for some of our smaller plug products and tender bedding and vegetable lines, which do not respond well to the extra journey time. So regretfully while we offer the majority of our live plant offering nationwide, we are unable to ship plugs, begging plants and tender vegetable plants to the following areas: HS, IV41-IV49, IV51, IV55-56, KW15-KW17, PA34, PA41-48, PA60-PA78, PA80, PH40-PH44, TR21-TR24, ZE1-ZE3.