Scientific Name
Andromeda polifolia
Common Name
Marsh andromeda; Bog-rosemary

Hardiness Zones: 2 to 6
Habit: Evergreen
Growth Rate: Slow
Site Requirements: Sun to light shade; peaty or sandy soil with constant moisture and cool temperatures
Height: 1 to 2 feet
Width: 2 to 3 feet
Texture: Fine
Form: Creeping root stock and upright stems with limited branching
Flower/Fruit: .25" perfect, urn-shaped white flowers with pink tinge; occurs in early summer
Foliage: Alternate, simple linear-oblong, stiff, leathery blue-green to dark green leaves; 1 to 1.5" long; recurved margins; sharp-tipped apex; rosemary-like
Comments: --
Cultivars: Blue Ice: 2 to 3 feet tall; pink to white urn-shaped flowers May-July; moderate growth rate; low mounding; rosemary-like leaves
   




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