Botanical Name: Gaultheria shallon
Common Name: salal
Family: Ericaceae
Distribution/Origin: Native
Leaf/Bud: evergreen, simple, alternate, semi-undulating margin, obovate, acute apex
Flower/Inflorescence:
Fruit/Seed: berry, edible - miely because of hight pectin content
Stem/Bark: red petiole/stem/calix
Size: height 4ft, spread 1m
Habit: spreading - will take over once established
Form: thick, dense plant, sprawling - erect
Culture: tolerant of both sun and shade
Landscape Use: ground cover, bedding
Notes: needs to become established before it persists, plant with other prolific plantings - like snowberry