Scientific name: Gaultheria shallon (N)

Common name:  salal

Family name: Ericaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 6

Mature height and spread: 2-3m tall and 5-7m wide

Form: dense, mounded

Water use: moderate

Soil requirements: acidic, well-drained, and aerated.

Leaf arrangement: simple. Alternate

Fall colour: none

Flower/cone/fruit description: raceme flowers; showy and white. Black capsule.

Limitations: rhizomes, spreading. Hard to get rid of. Needs aerated soil.

Suitable uses: Doesn’t damage easily. Restoration. Floral arrangements.

Quick ID: evergreen. Shrub. Native. Simple. Alternate. Ovate. Fuzzy raceme of urn flowers. Leaves in two ranks. Very leathery leaves. Fine serrations. Zigzag branches (unique)

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