A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Bog rosemary
Andromeda polifolia
Low native evergreen foliage and pink bells bring year-round structure to a cool bog garden.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
Requires acidic, moisture-retentive soil and cool summers; it is not culinary rosemary.
- Sunlight
- Part sun & shade
- Soil moisture
- Moist to wet / Average moisture
- Mature size
- 8 in–3 ft tall · Spreading clumps
- Season of interest
- Summer
- Hardiness
- USDA zones 2–6
- Garden role
- A small evergreen flowering shrub
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of bearberry cotoneaster.
Cotoneaster dammeri
Try bog rosemary for a small evergreen flowering shrub.
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Photo credits & licenses
Bog rosemary: H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bearberry cotoneaster: Leonora Enking · CC-BY-SA 2.0
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