| Scientific Name: | Gaultheria mucronata |
| Common Name: | pernettya; prickly heath |
| Family Name: | Ericaceae |
| Origin: | South America |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Broadleaf evergreen |
| Mature Size: | 0.7 - 1.3m x 1.0 - 1.5m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Arching, Upright |
| Form: | Round |
| Texture: | Medium - fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Group or mass planting, Rock garden, Small garden/space, Spring interest |
| Exposure: | Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade |
| Soil or Media: | Acidic, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Leathery, Pinnate venation, Glabrous, Lustrous, Elliptic, Oblong, Ovate, Crenate |
| Flowers: | Flowers solitary, White, May-Jun |
| Fruit: | Capsule, Edible, (Accessory tissue), White, Purple, Pink, Black, Jun-Jul-Aug-Sep-Oct |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Dense, small, evergreen shrub; leaves alternate, ovate, 1.2-1.6cm long x 0.7-0.9mm wide, dark green, glossy, mucronate tip, no marginal spines; when looking head on, leaves appear very geometrically arranged; new stems are reddish; fruit a berry-like capsule (accessory tissue). | |