Salal : Gaultheria shallon
$6.00 - $12.00
Plant type: evergreen
Height: 1' - 6' (usually stays shorter in urban environments)
Light: part to full shade
Soil: dry to moist
Growth rate: slow
PPL: YES
Slick evergreen; made in the shade.
Salal needs rich (think forest floor) soil and sufficient moisture when young. Direct prolonged sun will cause scorch unless you live close to the temperate Pacific Ocean.
Cute, pink, drop-like flowers turn to (technically) edible berries (mealy and un-sweet). Birds love them though.
A great hedge for shady areas and once established, responds splendidly to heavy pruning.
