Nasiona golterii (Gaultheria miqueliana)

Wintergreen Seeds (Gaultheria miqueliana)

Price for Package of 5 seeds.

Wintergreen is indeed an evergreen groundcover as the name suggests. It is native to the US & Canada, and is listed as endangered in Illinois. Wintergreen has a wonderful fragrance. Its leaves are used to make tea & the leaf oil is used in muscle rubs. The berries have the texture of an apple with a wintergreen taste. Because of this, they are often used for flavoring gums, toothpastes, breath mints, and much much more.

BLOOMS: October - Late spring

HARDINESS ZONE: 3 - 8

PLANT HEIGHT: 6" or less . . . PLANT SPACING: 12 - 15"

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Part Shade - Full Shade . . .

SOIL / WATER: Average

Propagation Methods:

From semi-hardwood cuttings

From seed: direct sow outdoors in fall

From seed: winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse

From seed: stratify if sowing indoors

By simple layering