Salal is a year-round treasure, with color and texture in every season. This classic evergreen native shrub works well as a shrubby groundcover in shady and semi-shady spots. The leathery, elliptical leaves provide attractive foliage and are often used as greens in flower arrangements.
In spring-early summer, a cascade of small pinkish-white bell-shaped flowers feed birds and beneficial insects in late spring to mid-summer, and the blue-black fruits (relative of blueberries) are enjoyed equally by wildlife and people (enjoy as you would blueberries)!
Salal grows from 2-7 ft. tall, growing the tallest in full shade (best in part to full shade). It typically stays around 2-3 ft. in home landscapes, and can be sheared back to keep it in check if desired.
It grows in any well draining soil and is drought tolerant when planted in shady spots.
Salal is a year-round treasure, with color and texture in every season. This classic evergreen native shrub works well as a shrubby groundcover in shady and semi-shady spots. The leathery, elliptical leaves provide attractive foliage and are often used as greens in flower arrangements.
In spring-early summer, a cascade of small pinkish-white bell-shaped flowers feed birds and beneficial insects in late spring to mid-summer, and the blue-black fruits (relative of blueberries) are enjoyed equally by wildlife and people (enjoy as you would blueberries)!
Salal grows from 2-7 ft. tall, growing the tallest in full shade (best in part to full shade). It typically stays around 2-3 ft. in home landscapes, and can be sheared back to keep it in check if desired.
It grows in any well draining soil and is drought tolerant when planted in shady spots.
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