Bog rosemary
Andromeda polifolia L.
- light
- Sun–part
- water
- —
- tall
- 56 cm
- wide
- —
Ericaceae
Also called Bog-rosemary
Formerly Rhododendron polifolium
When it flowers
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Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
PetsNo pet-safety information yet
PeopleNC State Extension lists it as poisonous (bark, flowers, fruits) (25 Oct 2026)
If a child, a pet or anyone may have eaten a plant, contact a doctor or vet straight away, or call the National Poisons Information Centre (AIIMS, New Delhi) on 1800 116 117, free and open 24 hours.
Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- SubshrubKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- TemperateKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- Temp. & Subarctic Northern HemisphereKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Full sun to part shade (3 h or more)Read from NC State Extension, one source
- Height
- 20 cm to 91 cmRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Flowers
- White, pinkRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Coldest it survives
- -45.6 °C (USDA zone 2a)Read from NC State Extension, one source
Not known yet: spread, water, heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (7)
- Czech
- kyhanka sivolistá
- German
- Polei-Gränke, Rosmarinheide
- Finnish
- suokukka
- French
- andromède
- Dutch
- lavendelhei, Lavendelhei
- Simplified Chinese
- 仙女越橘, 青姬木
- Slovenian
- rožmarinka
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-25, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- NC State Extension, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, Public domain
- 3D model: Andromeda polifolia (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
A fact “checked by a majority of its sources” was settled by a vote of the pages it was read from, not by a person reading it; one marked “one source” rests on that page alone. Anything else not marked checked has not been checked yet. Where nothing is known, the page says so rather than guess.