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HomePlant EncyclopediaWestern labrador tea

Western labrador tea

Ledum glandulosum

Ericaceae
Shrub
Ornamental
Evergreen
Fragrant
Attracts pollinators

About this plant

Ledum glandulosum, known as Western Labrador tea, is an ornamental evergreen shrub in the Ericaceae family, reaching 1–2 meters in height. It prefers part shade and medium water, thriving in loamy, peaty, or sandy soils. This shrub is suitable for USDA zones 3–7 and blooms with white flowers in April and May. It is fragrant, attracts pollinators, is not toxic, and is evergreen.

Light

Partial shade

Watering

Medium water

Soil

Loamy, Peaty, Sandy

Height

1–2 m

Spread

1–1.5 m

Zones

3–7

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