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Gaultheria procumbens 'Red Baron' (Checkerberry 'Red Baron')

Other names: Wintergreen 'Red Baron', American mountain tea 'Red Baron', Squawberry 'Red Baron', Youngsters 'Red Baron', Chequerberry 'Red Baron', Boxberry 'Red Baron', Gaultheria procumbens 'Red Baron' (Winter Pearls Series), Gaultheria procumbens 'Winter Pearls Red Baron'

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Variety or Cultivar
'Red Baron' is a mat-forming, evergreen shrub with oval to elliptic, glossy, dark green leaves, flushed red, purple, and bronze in winter, and urn-shaped, white to pale pink flowers followed by aromatic, scarlet fruit.
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Season of interest

Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
0.2 m 1 m 5-10 years
0 ft 3 ft 5-10 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Clay
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Moist but well-drained
  • Moisture-retentive
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Partial Shade
  • Full Shade
Aspect
  • East
  • West
  • South
  • North
Exposure
  • Exposed
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Grow in moist, neutral to acid soil in full or partial shade. Tolerates sun if soil remain consistently moist.

Suggested uses

Banks and Slopes, Gravel, Containers/Patio, Rock, Beds and borders, Sub-Tropical, Cottage/Informal, City, Low Maintenance, Foliage only

UK hardiness

H5

USDA zones

Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8

Sunset zone

1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Moderate/Medium
Central Valley = Moderate/Medium
South Coastal = Inappropriate
South Inland = Inappropriate
High and Intermediate Desert = Inappropriate
Low Desert = Inappropriate

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Mat-forming

Native to

Garden origin

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

Yes

Fragrance

The leaves have an aroma resembling antisceptic cream when crushed.

Toxicity

Any part of the plant may cause severe discomfort if ingested.

Plant care

Pruning

Pruning group 8.

Propagation methods

Seed, Semi-hardwood cuttings

Pests

Generally pest-free.

Diseases

Generally disease-free.

Prune out unsightly shoots only (only when needed)

Take semi-hardwood cuttings in late-summer

Plant in moist, lime free, well-drained soil

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Gaultheria mucronata 'Crimsonia' Wintergreen 'Crimsonia'
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Gaultheria mucronata 'Mulberry Wine' Female prickly heath 'Mulberry Wine'
Gaultheria mucronata 'Wintertime'
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Gaultheria mucronata 'Signaal' Prickly heath 'Signaal'
Gaultheria x wisleyensis 'Pink Pixie'
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Gaultheria x wisleyensis 'Pink Pixie' Hybrid wintergreen 'Pink Pixie'
Gaultheria sinensis
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Gaultheria procumbens 'Winter Fiesta'
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Gaultheria procumbens 'Winter Fiesta' Checkerberry 'Winter Fiesta'
Gaultheria procumbens 'Red Baron'
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Gaultheria procumbens 'Red Baron' Checkerberry 'Red Baron'
Gaultheria mucronata 'Rubra'
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Gaultheria mucronata 'Rubra' Prickly heath 'Rubra'
Gaultheria procumbens 'Big Berry'
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Gaultheria shallon 'Cascade Sunrise'
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Gaultheria shallon 'Cascade Sunrise' Shallon 'Cascade Sunrise'
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Desfontainia spinosa
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Erica carnea 'Adrienne Duncan'
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