Salal

Gaultheria shallon. Glossy, evergreen foliage and edible purple fruit make this PNW native a wonderful addition to the urban landscape. Salal a small shrub that displays profuse, delicate, white and pink, bell-shaped flowers accented by the glossy, dark green foliage. The abundant, dark purple, blueberry-size berries ripen in late summer and are juicy, sweet and tasty. Good for fresh eating and drying, they also make tasty jam and preserves. A very valuable food source for millennia in the Pacific Northwest. Salal grows in full sun or partial shade on the coast and in partial shade in warmer, interior regions. Mature height 4+ feet, spreading habit. 
Grown by T and L Nursery, Woodinville