
Family: Heath
Species: Gaultheria procumbens
Growing: All season or all winter.
Plant size: 2-5 inches.
Description: Oval leaves, small red berries,
and small white flowers that dangle by the leaves.
It is most common color of evergreens. When
the berries on the wintergreen is crushed a familiar wintergreen fragrance.
The white tubular flower mature in to beautiful red berry and green oval
leaves 1-2 inches and slightly toothed.
Wintergreen are eaten by birds. It can be used
for tea, salads, and gives a beautiful fragrance.
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