Gaultheria griffithiana DJHC#98252 An Asian wintergreen with long arching stems and clusters of white urn-shaped flowers followed by large clusters of bright blue to purple or purple-black berries in late summer. Dark glossy leaves, perfect with rhodies. Grown from wild-collected seed. Better fruiting occurs when two or more clones are grown together. (+5) RSBG#418sd1999
Gaultheria nummularioides affinity
Prostrate, creeping evergreen shrublet with tiny, round and bristly-margined leaves regularly spaced in two rows along the long trailing stems. This small-scale groundcover slowly spreads by means of aboveground and underground runners. The small flowers are white flushed pink followed by dark blue-black “berries”. Perfect under rhodies, forming a dense and attractive mat and acting as a “living mulch”. Native from the Himalayas through China to Java and Sumatra.
SEH#1510 These are cutting-grown from a collection that I made in the forests of NW Yunnan in the spring of 2000. This was an unusual plant quite different from any other nummularioides that I had encountered. Perfectly round leaves less than one-half inch in diameter. (0)
Gaultheria pseudonotabilis
DGEY#130 A beautiful evergreen shrub with long arching stems and ovate leaves. The stems and leaf margins are covered with long reddish bristles. Reddish-purple fruits in the autumn. Grown from seed collected wild in NW Yunnan. Tender but should make a great addition to gardens in mild regions. A newly named species that I first introduced from my 2000 expedition. A fantastic foliage plant. (+15) RSBG#274sd2001
