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Wintergreen

Wintergreen is listed botanically as Gaultheria procumbens. It may also be listed as Eastern Teaberry, Checkerberry, creeping wintergreen, eastern wintergreen. PlotPal's canonical care record lists full sun. The current taxonomy reference places it in the genus Gaultheria and in the family Ericaceae. Its source-backed growth habit is listed as subshrub, shrub. PlotPal currently carries Wintergreen as an outdoor growing and shrub reference. Recorded garden roles include native, shade garden. Use this guide as practical growing context, then adjust decisions to the actual weather, soil, container or bed, variety, and conditions in your garden.