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GAULTHERIA
Commonly known as Box berry, Mountain tea
(Formerly PERNETTYA)
Genus of about 170 species of evergreen shrubs, some rhizomatous, widely distributed in woodland and open, moist, rocky places in the Himalayas, eastern Asia, Australasia and North, Central and South America.
Wintergreen oil, from G. procumbens is the common flavouring for toothpaste and mouthwash (Listerine) and was well-known as a muscle rub.
Further Reading....
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Evergreen
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Medium shrubTypically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
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Additional FeaturesGood to knowGrown for their small, urn-shaped flowers and spherical, fleshy fruits. The fruit is edible, though that of mucronata is insipid. Good for woodland planting, rock and heather gardens.Place of originHimalayas, eastern Asia, Australasia, North, Central and South America.Resistant to honey fungusThese plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
Gaultheria - Growing Guide
Buy Varieties of GAULTHERIA
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. GAULTHERIA mucronata 'Bells Seedling'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/pernettya_bells_seedling.jpg)
GAULTHERIA mucronata 'Bells Seedling'
Box berry, Mountain tea, Prickly heath
bright red berries
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. GAULTHERIA mucronata 'Crimsonia'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/gaultheria_mucronata_crimsonia_1940.jpg)
GAULTHERIA mucronata 'Crimsonia'
Box berry, Mountain tea, Prickly heath
white flowers, crimson berries
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. GAULTHERIA mucronata mascula](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/gaultheria_mascula_1942s.jpg)
GAULTHERIA mucronata mascula
Box berry, Mountain tea, Prickly heath
male form
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. GAULTHERIA mucronata 'Mother of Pearl'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/gaultheria_mucronata_mother_of_pearl_1943.jpg)
GAULTHERIA mucronata 'Mother of Pearl'
Box berry, Mountain tea, Prickly heath
pale pink berries
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. GAULTHERIA mucronata 'Mulberry Wine'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/gaultheria_mucronata_mulberry_wine_5432.jpg)
GAULTHERIA mucronata 'Mulberry Wine'
Box berry, Mountain tea, Prickly heath
white flowers and magenta-purple berries which deepen in colour with age
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. GAULTHERIA mucronata 'Signal'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/gaultheria_signal.jpg)
GAULTHERIA mucronata 'Signal'
Box berry, Mountain tea, Prickly heath
bright scarlet berries
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. GAULTHERIA mucronata 'Snow White'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/gaultheria_mucronata_snow_white_1945a.jpg)
GAULTHERIA mucronata 'Snow White'
Box berry, Mountain tea, Prickly heath
pure white berries - sometimes speckled pink
Useful extras...
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Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
3 options from £6.00
![](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/rootgrow_6203.jpg)
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
3 options from £3.00
![](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/empathy-allpurpose_6208.jpg)
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants.
Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
Only £7.50