Salal
Gaultheria shallon
The dominant evergreen groundcover of Northwest forests, with leathery leaves, urn-shaped pink-white flowers, and edible blue-black berries. Tough in dry shade and prized in floral greenery.
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–6 ft
- Spacing
- 3–6 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, butterflies, hummingbirds, larval host
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing
- Native states
- AK, CA, OR, WA