groundcover☀️ full sun💧💧 moderate waterZone 2b – Zone 7b
A low-growing evergreen groundcover with tiny pink or white flowers followed by glossy black berries in late summer. Extremely cold-hardy and ideal for alpine gardens, moorlands, and coastal regions.
Overview
Form
Spreading
Growth Rate
slow
Size
0.5–1′ tall × 1–3′ wide
Dormancy
evergreen
Tolerances & Soil
moderate
Flood Tolerance
low
Zone 2bZone 7b
1471013
ColderWarmer
Zone range: Zone 2b to Zone 7b
pH Range
4.37.8
7.0
3.556.589
pH range: 4.3 to 7.8
Soil Texture
Medium, Fine
Seasonality
Bloom Season
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Harvest Season
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Season of Interest
SummerFallWinter
Ground cover
Low spreading plants that carpet the soil.
Succession Role
pioneerearly successional
Native to the United States
Native Range
Arctic and subarctic regions of Northern Hemisphere
Native to: Alaska, Maine, Montana, New Hampshire, Vermont, Wisconsin
