Gaultheria mucronata
Prickly Heath/ Male Boxberry
Gaultheria mucronata is a neat evergreen which rarely reaches more than a metre high with small, glossy, spine tipped leaves and attractive flowers and berries.
Gaultheria mucronata's pitcher shaped heather-like flowers appear in mid summer and are followed in Autumn by masses of round white, pink or red berries, which last through the winter.
Gaultheria mucronata is native to Chile.
Gaultheria mucronata at a glance
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