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Mayflower
Epigaea repens
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$21.32
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$21.32
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$0.00
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3-7
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3-7
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Description
6" tall x 3-6" wide. This is the famous state flower of Massachusetts, but it is native to most of the East from Canada all the way to North Florida, and loved by all woodland wildgardeners. Also called Mayflower after the famous Pilgrim ship, this sweet-scented, pastel pink beauty blooms along running stems of shiny evergreen leaves, creating the ultimate groundcover for woodland gardens. Creeping stems grow to about 16, and the when content, the plant forms lush clumps, which are a spectacle on the forest floor in spring. This wildflower is not easy to grow or rapidly spreading, but when established, it is always the pride of any woodland garden. Needs acidic woodsy soil, so its best planted under pines or oaks.
Trailing Arbutus is credited with making a very dramatic impression on early settlers in North America, especially the famous Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, MA in 1620. Used to the exhausted fields and largely cut woodland areas of Europe, they were stunned by North Americas primeval forests, which created heavily wooded habitat, right down to the Atlantic beaches. In spring, these magnificent old growth forests burst into bloom with our now-famous host of Spring Woodland Wildflowers, unknown in Europe. The queen of all the spring woodland flowers, at least to the Pilgrims, was this lovely ground-running vine with its delicate shell-pink flowers. For this reason, the common name of Mayflower was given the newly discovered plant, and it will always hold an important place in American history.
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Overall rating: 2.125 / 5 from 8 reviews.
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Only for gardeners up for a challenge
"Trailing arbutus is notoriously difficult to establish in the garden. This one requires knowledge and patience. I found it best to start in pots with heavy peat mixed in. They will not grow new leaves, maybe for months. Keep shady and well watered. Protect from critters with wire mesh as they will not tolerate root disturbance. Not all will grow. Eventually after the roots are established they will put out moderate slow new growth. Fertilize with acid fertilizer. I overwintered pots in fridge. If/when they get big enough I will either carefully transplant to heavy peat amended rock garden or just plant entire pot in. Only recommend to gardeners up for a challenge."
They died
"I got them started the day they came but once they were in the ground they simple dried up even though I watered as needed. I planted in partial sun - shaded by a maple. But I'm not sure the were alive when I planted as they were very small and in the mail for a long time."
I will never buy this again
"This was the secod try. I give up. From now on, I buy only establised potted plants."
Not Happy
"Nothing I bought from this company was in good shape--maybe they will come up next spring; but I doubt it. (Cannot upload a photo unless you want a photo of bare dirt)"
They didn't grow
"I was disappointed that they didn't grow. Perhaps taking advantage of a sale meant I planted them too late."
I would not buy this product again
"Should have relied on the reviews. They were similar in their poor condition to what others reported. My order was supposed to contain 3 plants per bag (3 bags). It was very hard to find the tiny tattered plants but there were only 2 plants in 1 bag, 1 plant in another and 0 in the last, all very tiny and tattered"
incorrect photo
"the first photo is not Mayflower (Epigaea repens) - it is a photo of sping beauty (Claytonia virginica) - the leaves of the two flowers are completely different"
I will be purchasing again this fall
"no one in my family has ever been able to grow or transplant this beautiful smelling little flower"