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Ericaceae
Bog-rosemary
Andromeda polifolia
Also known as moorwort, Marsh rosemary, Andromeda
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Bog Plant · Ericaceous · Acidic Soil · Evergreen Shrub · Bog Garden · Pink Flowers · Northern Plant · Andromeda · Wetland · Specialist
Bog-rosemary is a delicate evergreen shrub that requires consistently moist, acidic, peaty soil and partial shade to thrive — conditions that mimic its native boggy habitat. It is not suitable for average garden soils and does best in bog gardens, rain gardens, or containers with ericaceous compost. Handle with care as all parts of the plant are toxic if ingested.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged; bog-like conditions are ideal · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- peat
- Soil pH
- 4.5–5.5
- Temperature
- -35°F to 75°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 2a-7b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, Chita, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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