Mitchella repens

Common Name: Partridgeberry

Plant Type: Herbaceous

Habitat: Woodland

Light Requirements: part sun, shade

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Bloom Time: spring to summer

Flower Colour: pinkish-white

Germination Requirements: Seed is hydrophilic, intolerant of dry storage. Seed will germinate upon being shifted to 70°F after 90 - 140 days of moist, cold stratification at 40°F.Seed germinates only after multiple cycles of warm and cold, typically 40° - 70° - 40° - 70°F.

Details/Comments: Creeping evergreen groundcover. Red beerries.

Picture Copyright: Robert H Mohlenbrock @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database