How To Propagate And Grow
Christmas Gaultheria

Christmas Gaultheria flower in spring or summer but after flowering they produce attractive red berries and along with their attractive foliage they make an excellent Christmas decoration.

They are best grown outdoors throughout the year in pots filled with potting compost mixed with medium horticultural grit. 75% potting compost and 25% medium horticultural grit mixed together well.

Christmas Gaultheria should be kept moist at all times and it is best to plunge the plant in water once a week, more often during hot dry weather.

Keep pot grown gaultheria in a shady position away from midday sun and mist spray them regularly to improve humidity around the plant.

During in winter protect them from frost by keeping them in a cold frame, cool greenhouse or a unheated conservatory.

After flowering they will start to produce berries which are pale at first but they will eventually turn a shiny medium red in time for you to use as part of your Christmas decorations.

Christmas Gaultheria berries should last a long time and their leaves are evergreen, so they are an ideal gardening plant for Christmas decorations.

It is best to bring them indoors only for a couple days at a time to use for your Christmas decorations. They do not like warm, dry centrally heated rooms and their leaves will soon wilt and drop if kept indoors too long.

When they are indoors you will need to keep the compost very moist at all times, but not water-logged.

They will benefit from a mist spray a couple of times a day with tepid water.

Return them to their cool conditions outside after a couple of days indoors for about twenty four hours when you can bring them in again for another couple of days to take their place in your Christmas decorations.

Warning
Some plants can be harmful if eaten and some can cause skin irritation. It is always advisable to keep plants away from food and inquisitive little fingers.

After the festivities have ended you can either repot them into a larger pot filled with your potting compost and horticultural grit mix or plant them in the garden, somewhere shaded from midday sun and cold winter winds.

They are an excellent gardening plant and can be used in many locations, they mix well with other shrubs, perennials, biennials or annuals.

Make sure the garden soil is free draining, but moisture retentive and keep them well watered at all times, especially in hot weather.

Christmas Gaultheria are easy to propagate from seed autumn ( fall ) or by cuttings in summer or division in spring or autumn.

So that’s it then. Christmas decorations and free plants!

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