St. John's, NL (Zone 5b) | December 2004 | neutral
This plant looks much like a prostrate Erica and requires similar growing conditions; moist, peaty, acidic soil and full sun. The flower...Read Mores are nearly microscopic but they develop into jet-black berries in mid-summer. The summer foliage is dark green and the leaves are fragrant when crushed. In winter, plants often turn purplish. It is very common in Newfoundland, growing along the coast and rocky barrenland areas.
This plant looks much like a prostrate Erica and requires similar growing conditions; moist, peaty, acidic soil and full sun. The flower...Read More