Wintergreen
Plant·Gaultheria procumbens
Part shade
Sun
Medium
Water
Moist soil
Drainage
Zones 3–8
Hardiness
Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens) is a plant. It grows best in part shade and has moderate water needs.
Through the year
GrowingFloweringFruiting
Works well with
from wiki dataNo companions recorded.
WHAT IT NEEDS
Tolerates part shade
Needs moderate water
Tolerates moist soil, as long as it drains well
Prefers soil pH 4.5–6
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Prefers sandy, loamy soil
Struggles in compacted soil
Draws up organic matter from deep in the soil
Adds a moderate amount of organic matter to the soil
Partners with mycorrhizal fungi to boost nutrient uptake
WHAT IT GIVES
Gives mulch biomass (low)
Attracts pollinators
HOW IT GROWS
SIZE & SPACING
Ground cover
Height10–15 cm
Spacing30 cm (min 15 cm)
Root depthShallow
Width30–90 cm
Width figures are rough estimates, the most variable measurement in our data.
AI estimate · accuracy improves as growers contribute corrections.
HOW TO PROPAGATE
Propagate by seed, cuttings, division
Difficulty
Establishes in about 1 yr
Self-seeds readily on its own
Where this comes from
Parsed11 Sept 2026
ConfidenceNot recorded