Gaultheria Procumbens #1

A low, woody ground cover, wintergreen is grown for its evergreen foliage, flowers and fruits. Two to six inch branches arise from creeping, underground stems and bear 1-2 in. long, oval, shiny, dark green leaves which turn reddish with the advent of cold weather. The creeping stem of this low, evergreen shrub has upright branches with white, bell-shaped, nodding flowers, solitary or in groups of 2 or 3 in the leaf axils. Aromatic red fruits follow the flowers.