| Description | Partridgeberry (Rubiaceae Mitchella repens) is a low-creeping wildflower with small white flowers and bright red berries. |
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| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Wild Flowers |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | part shade to shade |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Soil & Site | average to moist, acidic |
| Flowers | white to pinkish white, tiny, trumpet shaped, occur in pairs, late June to July |
| Fruit | twin scarlet berry-like drupes |
| Leaves | simple green leaves |
| Stems | creeping, rooting |
| Dimensions | 4 by 12 inches (HS), creeping ground cover |
| Misc Facts | Mitchella: for Dr. John Mitchell, Virginian and early correspondent of Linnaeus, and excellent botanist, repens: having creeping and rooting stems |
| Author's Notes | Best grown in organically rich, medium moisture, well-drained soils, in part shade |
| Notes & Reference | #100-Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest (Merel Black and Emmet Judziewicz), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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