| Scientific Name: | Andromeda polifolia |
| Common Name: | bog rosemary |
| Family Name: | Ericaceae |
| Origin: | Canada - northern, Europe, U.S. - northeast |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 2: (-46 to -40 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Broadleaf evergreen |
| Mature Size: | 0.2 - 0.4m x 0.3 - 0.6m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Spreading, Upright |
| Form: | Oval - horizontal |
| Texture: | Fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Rock garden, Wetland - bogs, Woodland margin |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Filtered shade |
| Soil or Media: | Acidic, Bog |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Leathery, Glabrous, Linear, Oblong, Entire |
| Flowers: | Umbel, White, Pink, May-Jun |
| Fruit: | Capsule, Brown, Jun-Jul |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves narrow, about 2.5cm long x 0.5cm wide, margins rolled under, blue-green, underside glaucous with a thick midrib; florets rounded, flattened urn-shaped, 3-4mm long x 5-8mm wide, petioles curved, about 1cm long. | |