Salal Plant

Salal is a mounding, evergreen, native shrub that stays low in the sun and can reach 10 feet tall and wide in shady places. The attractive rounded leaves are glossy and rich green, and in late spring sprays of white to pink flowers decorate it. These become red or blue berries by late summer, which are edible. Grow it as a groundcover in shade or woodland gardens with azaleas, rhododendrons or ferns, in coastal gardens, or on banks and slopes. It can also be used in planter boxes.

• Very attractive rounded evergreen foliage
• Dense shrubby groundcover plant for all locations
• Grows well even in full shade beneath conifer trees
• Attractive white flowers followed by edible red to blue berries
• Grows well in coastal areas

Salal will grow in almost all light conditions, from full sun to full shade, and everything in between. It grows in all kinds of acid soils, from sandy dunes to peat soils. It is very resistant to all pests, diseases and to deer and salt-spray too. It can be trimmed as needed to control its size, but it cannot be transplanted easily once established.