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  • Answered by
    GKH_Susan on
    January 8, 2021
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    No. It is too cold right now. Your plant's roots need time to become established before it is subjected to freezing temperatures, which would likely kill the plant.

    Hold it over till after the last frost date in your area. You can keep it in a cool room in your home or in a basement or garage that stays above freezing. Water sparingly, just enough to see it through till spring.

    Here is care information:
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/wintergreen/wintergreen-plant-care.htm

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  • Answered by
    GKH_Susan on
    February 16, 2022
    Certified Expert
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    Wintergreen is not really meant for indoors. It likes cool air and does not like hot or dry. Nor does it like boggy, wet soil. It's possible the heater got to it, if you've been running your furnace this winter. If any of the leaves look healthy, you could try propagating it, or find a place for it outside in the ground. You would need to baby it till spring, by covering it if severe weather is forecast.

    Here are some care tips that should help:
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/wintergreen/wintergreen-plant-care.htm
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/wintergreen/growing-wintergreen-indoors.htm

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  • Answered by
    GKH_Susan on
    June 14, 2022
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    Check your growing conditions. They need acidic soil, plus fertilizer for acid-loving plants like rhododendrons. And if you only have one shrub, it needs a pollinator. These shrubs are dioecious, only have male or female flowers, so you need the other to produce berries. You may want to contact the garden center where you bought it and see if the cultivar name indicates whether it is male or female and if they have a compatible cultivar for fruiting.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/pernettya/growing-pernettya-plants.htm

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