Winterberry, a plant that is simply beautiful
Winterberry is a low spreading evergreen ground cover with white bell shaped flowers and edible red berries in fall and winter.
Basics
3-8
This plant will thrive in partial sunlight!
Zone Specific (Check your zone)
Regular Watering
Summer
Well draining soil
Red,Green
How to plant & care for Winterberry
Water about once per week.
Plant wintergreen in a shady but bright spot.
Remove dead or dying branches, as well as any old, woody stems.
As with most berries, these plants can be propagated with their seeds. In ideal conditions, the plants may self-sow. The seeds need to be separated from the pulp and given 4 to 13 weeks cold treatment. Plant seeds in flats filled with peat and sand in early spring. Place flats in a greenhouse or cold frame until sprouts are noticed. Seeds should sprout in one to two months, but plants are slow to grow. A faster method of wintergreen plant propagation is through division. Divide plants in early spring. After planting divisions, provide average water as part of essential wintergreen plant care, unless the spring rain is consistent. Wintergreen can also be propagated by semi-ripe stem cuttings with a little rooting hormone and a low soil medium.
Fertilizer is not typically needed.
