Ground Cover

Bog Cranberry (Trial)

Vaccinium vitis-idaea

• A understory groundcover with exciting potential
• Under trial at this point
• Research into better quality seed sources continues
• Not in normal production for sale; call to enquire

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Bunchberry

Cornus canadensis

• Thinly spreading groundcover about 1m wide
• Fairly large leaves in relation to the size of the whole plant, coming off the main stem in whorls; leaves turn from green to a dark purplish red in the fall
• Clear bright white flowers with four distinct delicate petals; bloom in summer
• Orange-red fruit appears in clusters at the top of the main stem in fall

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Creeping Juniper

Juniperus horizontalis

• Very low-growing plant, sometimes only 1cm high, forming large round mats
• Needle colours vary from green to blue to maroon; winter colours are as variable as summer colours
• Small inconspicuous cones mature into blue berry-like cones that persist through the winter
• Cones takes two years to mature; first-year cones are green and ripe cones are dark blue

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Kinnickinnick / Bearberry

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

• Low mat-forming evergreen groundcover growing to 3m wide over time
• Rigid thick leaves 2cm long and half as wide
• Leaves are green in the growing season, often turning reddish in the winter
• Tiny urn-shaped flowers are white with pink rims and tend to hang underneath the foliage; bloom in early summer
• Red mealy berries ripen in the fall and often persist through the winter

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