WINTERGREEN CREEPING Gaultheria Procumbens – 250 Bulk Seeds Wintergreen Creeping Gaultheria Procumbens is a broadleaf evergreen perennial shrub native to woodlands in Eastern North America. Wintergreen Creeping seeds germinate best after a cold treatment, and also commonly called Eastern Teaberry, Checkerberry, Boxberry, and American Wintergreen, Gaultheria Procumbens is a rhizomatous, creeping, woody, evergreen shrub-like perennial that spreads over time forming an attractive ground cover with glossy, leathery, elliptic to oblong, dark-green leaves and waxy, nodding, bell-shaped, white flowers in early summer. In fall and winter, Checkerberry is covered with edible bright red berries, and leaves have green-purple appearance. Both leaves and fruit have the aroma and taste of wintergreen.Wintergreen Creeping Gaultheria Procumbens makes a beautiful ground cover for shady areas, and this attractive shrubby plant is often grown in woodland gardens, rock gardens, along foundations or as a complement to other acid-loving shrubs such as azaleas, rhododendrons, and blueberries. It is recommended to refrigerate Gaultheria Procumbens seeds for 4-10 weeks to break the dormancy of the seed and and after cold stratification the seeds can be sown directly in a prepared seedbed after last frost. Creeping Wintergreen is aromatic little ground cover plant that has a history of medicinal uses, because it contains methyl salicylate which is related to aspirin.PLANT PROFILE Season: Perennial Height: 4-6 Inches Bloom Season: Summer Environment: Shade/Partial Shade Soil Type: Rich/Moist well-drained, pH 4-6 USDA Zones: 3-8PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS Sow Indoors: N/A Sow Outdoors: Spring Seed Depth: Surface sowing – press seeds slightly into the soil Germination Time: 21-56 Days SHIPPING We offer a low flat shipping rate per shipment. If you order more than one item, you can easily combine multiple items into one shipment. PAYMENT We accept PayPal and credit card payments through payPal. WARRANTY OVM Seeds (the seller) warrants seed to be of the variety and quantity advertised. For domestic U.S. shipments, safe delivery is guaranteed, and if the shipment is insured, the seeds lost or damaged during shipment will be replaced at seller’s expense. Claims must be made within 15 days of shipment. All other replacements, refunds, returns and exchanges will be made at the sole discretion of the seller. Seed is a live product which depends on many important related grower skills such as proper planting time, seed depth, type of soil, irrigation, proper use of fertilizers, weed controls, fungicides, insecticides, disease free soil, and reasonable weather conditions during the growing period. Germination is affected by such factors as temperature, moisture content, light intensity and contamination of planting media. These factors are totally out of the seller’s control and are the buyer’s responsibility and risk. Consequently, the seller cannot unconditionally guarantee seed to perform properly regardless of conditions or the buyer’s methods or mistakes. This is the sole warranty; we make no other, express or implied. We cannot guarantee establishment of seed due to various factors over which we have no control. Liability, whether contractual, for negligence or otherwise, is limited in all respects to the amount of the purchase price of the seeds, regardless of the nature, cause or extent of the loss. It is expressly agreed that this limited remedy is exclusive and that we shall not be liable for any damages over and above the purchase price of this product. And as a condition to any liability on our part, we must receive notice by registered mail of any claim.