American Wintergreen (Gaultheria)
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Light: Part Sun to Shade
Water: Weekly or more in sun USDA: 4-9 Evergreen Slow Growing: 6-8"T |
American Wintergreen is a beautiful ground cover which blooms in the summer and produces stunning red berries in the wintertime. The name of this plant implies it's great flavor which is strongest in the berries but also found in the leaves. Speaking of flavor, the berries are frequently used in candy making with the leaves being used in teas.
Now for more medicinal information; the Native Americans used these plants to alleviate rheumatic symptoms, headache, fever, sore throat and other pains because volatile oils contain methyl salicylate which is a common NSAID.
Now for more medicinal information; the Native Americans used these plants to alleviate rheumatic symptoms, headache, fever, sore throat and other pains because volatile oils contain methyl salicylate which is a common NSAID.
