Trailing Arbutus
Epigaea repens
Trailing arbutus is a cherished, slow-growing native groundcover of acidic eastern woodlands, pressing intensely fragrant pink-white flowers among leathery evergreen leaves in earliest spring. A choice plant for cool, shaded, acidic soil.
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- wildflower
- Height
- 0.2–0.4 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- March, April
- Bloom colors
- pink, white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- container
- Native states
- AL, CT, FL, GA, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV