Partridgeberry

🌿Partridgeberry - Mitchella repens 
 
Light: Partial to full shade
Soil: Moist, acidic, well-drained
Height: 2–5 cm (low, creeping groundcover)
Bloom: Late spring to early summer
Flowers: Tiny twin white blooms, followed by bright red berries
 
✨ Description:
A forest-floor charmer, Partridgeberry is a native evergreen groundcover that forms lush mats of glossy green leaves with delicate white twin flowers that merge to form a single red berry — a little miracle of plant teamwork.
 
This gentle creeper thrives beneath pines, oaks, and hemlocks, providing year-round cover for small wildlife and berries for birds and chipmunks. Its subtle beauty and soft texture make it a perfect choice for dry shaded gardens, woodland edges, and restoration projects where you want resilience.
 
🌱 Ecological Benefits:
Provides winter food for birds and small mammals
Supports native pollinators and forest-floor biodiversity
Excellent erosion control in shaded or sloped areas
Evergreen — adds winter interest to shaded landscapes
🪶 Did You Know?
The twin flowers of Partridgeberry must fuse together to form one berry, each with two dimples — a sign of teamwork in the natural world.
 
🌱 Planting to Protect. Restoring to Thrive.
🌿 Origin Native Plants – Guelph, Ontario

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