Gaultheria procumbens 'Red Baron'
Checkerberry 'Red Baron', Wintergreen 'Red Baron', American mountain tea 'Red Baron', Squawberry 'Red Baron', Youngsters 'Red Baron', Chequerberry 'Red Baron', Boxberry 'Red Baron', Gaultheria procumbens 'Red Baron' (Winter Pearls Series), Gaultheria procumbens 'Winter Pearls Red Baron'
Gaultheria Gaultheria
'Red Baron' _ 'Red Baron' is a mat-forming, evergreen shrub with oval to elliptic, glossy, dark green leaves, flushed red, purple, and bronze in winter, and urn-shaped, white to pale pink flowers followed by aromatic, scarlet fruit.
Gaultheria procumbens 'Red Baron' is: Evergreen
The leaves have an aroma resembling antisceptic cream when crushed.
Mat Forming
Any part of the plant may cause severe discomfort if ingested.
Pink, White in Summer
Flushed red, Flushed purple, Flushed bronze in Winter; Dark-green in All seasons
Generally pest-free.
Generally disease-free.
Pruning group 8.
Seed, Semi-hardwood cuttings
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Gaultheria procumbens 'Red Baron' (Checkerberry 'Red Baron') will reach a height of 0.2m and a spread of 1m after 5-10 years.
Banks and Slopes, City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Gravel, Low Maintenance, Containers, Rock, Sub-Tropical, Foliage only
Grow in moist, neutral to acid soil in full or partial shade. Tolerates sun if soil remain consistently moist.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Gaultheria procumbens 'Red Baron'
Checkerberry 'Red Baron', Wintergreen 'Red Baron', American mountain tea 'Red Baron', Squawberry 'Red Baron', Youngsters 'Red Baron', Chequerberry 'Red Baron', Boxberry 'Red Baron', Gaultheria procumbens 'Red Baron' (Winter Pearls Series), Gaultheria procumbens 'Winter Pearls Red Baron'
Gaultheria Gaultheria
'Red Baron' _ 'Red Baron' is a mat-forming, evergreen shrub with oval to elliptic, glossy, dark green leaves, flushed red, purple, and bronze in winter, and urn-shaped, white to pale pink flowers followed by aromatic, scarlet fruit.
Garden origin
Evergreen
The leaves have an aroma resembling antisceptic cream when crushed.
Mat Forming
Any part of the plant may cause severe discomfort if ingested.
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Pink, White in Summer
Flushed red, Flushed purple, Flushed bronze in Winter; Dark-green in All seasons
Generally pest-free.
Generally disease-free.
Pruning group 8.
Seed, Semi-hardwood cuttings
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Gaultheria procumbens 'Red Baron' (Checkerberry 'Red Baron') will reach a height of 0.2m and a spread of 1m after 5-10 years.
Banks and Slopes, City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Gravel, Low Maintenance, Containers, Rock, Sub-Tropical, Foliage only
Grow in moist, neutral to acid soil in full or partial shade. Tolerates sun if soil remain consistently moist.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4, Zone 3
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