A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Labrador tea
Rhododendron groenlandicum
Native evergreen foliage adds lasting structure to a cool, acidic bog garden.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
Use nursery-propagated plants in acidic, moisture-retentive soil; choose a cool site with some sun.
- Sunlight
- Part sun & shade
- Soil moisture
- Moist to wet / Average moisture
- Mature size
- About 3 ft tall · Spread not specified
- Season of interest
- White flowers & evergreen leaves
- Local climate
- Cold hardy to USDA zone 2; upper zone not specified.
- Garden role
- An evergreen shrub for acidic wet ground
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of japanese pittosporum.
Pittosporum tobira
Try labrador tea for an evergreen shrub for acidic wet ground.
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Photo credits & licenses
Labrador tea: Robert Flogaus-Faust · CC BY 4.0
Japanese pittosporum: skdavidson · CC BY-SA 2.5
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