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GAULTHERIA mucronata 'Bells Seedling'
Commonly known as Box berry, Mountain tea, Prickly heath
Bright red berries
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Evergreen - small, dark-green leaves to 2cm (¾in) long with prickly tips.
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White -
Height - 1.2m (4ft) -
Spread - 1.2m (4ft)
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Medium shrub - Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height - compact, bushy, suckering shrub. Clusters of small, nodding, urn-shaped flowers followed by fruit to 1.5cm (½in) across
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Hardy - very cold winter - Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F) -
Partial shade -
Harmful if eaten - These will give you an upset tummy, so please don't eat any of these. - berries, however, are edible but insipid. -
Additional Features - Berries - These plants have berries.
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Good to know - hermaphrodite but berries more profusely with a male -
Pests & Diseases - none -
Place of origin - Chile, Argentina. -
Resistant to honey fungus - These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
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Hardiness - Fully hardy
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Soil Conditions - Neutral to acid soil - peaty and moist
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Wildlife - Rabbit Resistant
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Useful extras...
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
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)
2 options from £6.00
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
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