Scientific Name Epigaea repens Common Name Trailing arbutus

Ground Covers Plant Fact Sheets Consumer Hort

	Hardiness Zones: 2 to 8	Image Not Posted
	Habit: Evergreen
	Growth Rate: Slow
	Size: 2 to 4 inches
	Site Requirements: Light to moderate shade; prefers moist, acidic, organically enriched to sandy soil
	Form: Low, sprawling
	Texture: --
	Foliage: Simple, alternate leaves; 3 inches long; bright green to grayish green; rounded at end; soft hairs on top and bottom
	Flower/Fruit: Cluster of five parted white to pink flowers in early spring; fragrant
	Comments: Best used in woodland setting; space plants 6 to 10 inches apart; not drought tolerant
	Cultivars: --

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