Scientific Name:
Gaultheria shallon
Pronunciation:
gaul-THEER-ee-uh SHAL-lon
Common Name:
salal
Family Name:
Ericaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen, Flowering cut plant
Key ID Features:
Native evergreen shrub; leaves alternate, abroadly ovate, most blades 5-10cm long x 3-7cm wide, thick, leathery, dark green with minute serrations, glabrous, petioles <1cm long; forming a zig-zag pattern on pubescent stems; raceme of fuzzy, urn-shaped pinkish white florets; fruit a capsule surrounded by red then dark blue to black, fuzzy, fleshy accessory tissue (appears berry-like).
Habit:
Dense, Irregular, Spreading
Form:
Mounded, Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
2 - 3m
Mature Spread:
5 - 7m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
B.C. west of Cascades, U.S. - northwest
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Attract birds, Cut flower or foliage, Erosion control, Floristry, Group or mass planting, Herb, Mixed shrub border, Reclamation, Wildlife food, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Google. Variable height from 0.2m to 5m.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Lustrous
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Obtuse
Margins:
Dentate
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Urceolate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Pink
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Fruit Type:
Capsule, Edible
Fruit Colour:
Blue, Black
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Not showy, Accessory tissue, Edible, enclosed in a fleshy calyx; edible
Bark Morphology:
Smooth, Multi-stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red, Tan
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes, Runners (or stolons)
Propagation:
Seed, Softwood cuttings, Layering
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot, Galls (Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
Specific Pests:
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
- Level 3 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (BCE) Boulevard (Circular) Eastend
- (FSC) Far South Campus
- (NRY) NuRserY
- (ONW) Overpass North side West
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLW) Turf Field Lab West
- (WLG) WoodLand Garden