Ledum groenlandicum
Labrador tea, bog Labrador tea
Notes:
Apparently should properly be known as Rhododendron groenlandicum, but none of my sources have caught up.
Leaves aromatic when crushed. USDA claims allelopathy.
Intolerant of hot summers (no good south of Sunset zone 34).
Sources: Sunset, Stoecklein, AHS, Wikipedia, USDA.
Tags:
acidic soil preferred
alkaline soil intolerant
aromatic foliage
clay tolerant
compacted soil tolerant
deadheading recommended
drought intolerant
exposure:full shade
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
fine texture
fire risk low
form:multi-trunked
form:shrub
habit:mounding
habit:rounded
infertile soil tolerant
native:eastern North America
part shade preferred
persistence:evergreen
poisonous
salt intolerant
showy flowers
slow-growing
tea from foliage
type:broadleaf
water:ample
wet soil tolerant
wind tolerant
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