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Narrow-Leaf Labrador Tea

Ledum decumbens

Evergreen Shrub

Height

1 - 2 (feet)

Spread

2 - 3 (feet)

Distinctions

Narrow, leathery leaves are rust colored on the underside; fragrant white or pinkish flower clusters are conspicuous in summer; grows in wet soils.

Limitations

Open growth habit unless pruned occasionally.

Hardiness

INT, SC, SE, W (Zone 1)

Origin

Most of Alaska except parts of southeast, Canada, Northern Europe, Asia, Greenland.

Cultivars

N/A

Narrow-Leaf Labrador Tea