Ericaceae
Creeping snowberry
Gaultheria hispidula
Also known as Checkerberry, Creeping wintergreen, Teaberry, Chiogenes hispidula
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Groundcover · Woodland · Shade · Boreal · Ericaceous · Native · Perennial · Creeping · White Berries · Acidic Soil
Creeping snowberry thrives in cool, moist, acidic conditions and performs best in part to full shade, mimicking its native boreal forest habitat. Keep the soil consistently damp and rich in organic matter, as this plant does not tolerate drought or alkaline conditions. It works beautifully as a low groundcover in woodland or shade gardens but requires careful attention to soil pH and moisture.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged; never allow to dry out completely · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4–6.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 30 ft
- Spread
- 15 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alberta, British Columbia, Connecticut, Idaho, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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