Description: A low, evergreen shrub growing from 8 in to 3 ft. in height. The shrub does not have many branches, but many shrubs will grow together to form a clump. The small, firm, narrow leaves are blue-green. Leaf margins roll under. Several small, bell-shaped, pink or white flowers occur together in a curved umbel at the tip of a branch.
Flower: June - July
Site Preference: Acid bogs
Native Distribution: Circumpolar in N. America, s. to Alberta & British Columbia; reported from Washington & Bonner County, Idaho
Exposure Preference: Sun to partial sun.
Soil Preference: Organic peats, sands and mucks. pH 4-6.
Comments: Demands strongly acid soil. No serious disease or insect problems. Creeping rootstocks form large patches.