How to tend a Gaultheria procumbens
Also known as: Brossaea procumbens (L.) Kuntze, Gaultheria humilis Salisb., Gaultheria procumbens f. accrescens Fernald & Hodgdon, Gaultheria procumbens f. elongata Svenson, Gaultheria procumbens f. leucocarpa MacKeever, Gaultheria procumbens f. suborbiculata Fernald, Gaultheria procumbens f. vitoidea E.H.L.Krause, Gaultheria repens Raf., Gautiera procumbens (L.) Torr., Gaultheria procumbens f. procumbens
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Water thoroughly after soil surface dries, avoid saturated water
Sunlight
Like sunshine, slightly resistant to half shade
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly
Pruning
Remove dead, rotten, diseased leaves and the parts that may affect the good appearance
About this plant
- Origin
- Southeast Asia, China
- Category
- Ericaceae, Gaultheria
- Size
- Diameter ⥠15 cm, height ⥠25 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period May-June, fruiting period July-November
- Flower colors
- white
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