Plants by mail order since 1984 - over 4,100 plants online today!
Burncoose Nurseries - part of the Caerhays Estate
Nursery & Gardens open: Mon - Sat 08.30 - 16.30 & Sun 10:00 - 16:00
Pop up café: Open Thursday-Saturday 10.30 - 14.30 & Sunday 11.00 - 15.00( weather permitting )
Dear Customers. Please be advised that Thursday 18th of December is the last order date for guaranteed delivery before Christmas. Our hard working despatch teams finish on Friday.

The Nursery will be open as normal during the Christmas period, except Bank Holidays, and will be closing at 1.30pm on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.

Thank you to all our customers old and new for their valued support this year.
  • A
    •
  • B
    •
  • C
    •
  • D
    •
  • E
    •
  • F
    •
  • G
    •
  • H
    •
  • I
    •
  • J
    •
  • K
    •
  • L
    •
  • M
    •
  • N
    •
  • O
    •
  • P
    •
  • Q
    •
  • R
    •
  • S
    •
  • T
    •
  • U
    •
  • V
    •
  • W
    •
  • X
    •
  • Y
    •
  • Z
    •
  • or use plant finder
    •
    Sorry, but the plant you were looking for isn't available this year. Please try these alternatives.
    GAULTHERIA
    GAULTHERIA
    © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
    <
    GAULTHERIA GAULTHERIA GAULTHERIA GAULTHERIA
    >

    GAULTHERIA

    Commonly known as Box berry, Mountain tea, Prickly heath

    (Formerly PERNETTYA) All flower MAY

    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.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Evergreen
    • Dwarf shrub
      Typically only grows to a maximum of one or two feet in height but there will be some exceptions.
    View Planting Tips and Care Advice
    View Customers Also Bought
    ABELIA x grandiflora 'Francis Mason'

    ABELIA x grandiflora 'Francis Mason'

    Available from £16.50
    view
    ABELIA x grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope'

    ABELIA x grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope'

    Available from £16.50
    view
    BERGENIA cordifolia 'Purpurea'

    BERGENIA cordifolia 'Purpurea'

    Elephant's ears, Megasea
    Available from £12.50
    view
    CAREX uncinata

    CAREX uncinata

    Hook-sedge, Hook grass
    Available from £13.50
    view

    varieties
    GAULTHERIA mucronata 'Bells Seedling'
    Prickly heath
    Bright red berries
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00
    Notify me
    Available late spring to early summer 2026
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
    Notify me when this plant is available to order
    GAULTHERIA mucronata 'Crimsonia'
    Prickly heath
    White flowers, crimson berries
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00
    Notify me
    Available late spring to early summer 2026
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
    Notify me when this plant is available to order
    GAULTHERIA mucronata mascula
    Prickly heath
    Male form
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00
    Notify me
    Available late spring to early summer 2026
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
    Notify me when this plant is available to order
    GAULTHERIA mucronata 'Mother of Pearl'
    Prickly heath
    Pale pink berries
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00
    Notify me
    Available late spring to early summer 2026
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
    Notify me when this plant is available to order
    GAULTHERIA mucronata 'Mulberry Wine'
    Prickly heath
    White flowers and magenta-purple berries which deepen in colour with age
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00
    Notify me
    Unavailable
    Notify me when this plant is available to order
    GAULTHERIA mucronata 'Signal'
    Prickly heath
    Bright scarlet berries
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00

    Useful extras...

    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™.
    1 ltr
    £8.50
    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)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
    Unavailable
    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.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    arrow_drop_up