This low, spreading plant transplants easily and the spreading stems root where they touch the ground. The evergreen foliage will become purplish in the winter as the weather turns colder. The red fruit persist into the following spring and are preceded by small white flowers borne in the spring. This is an excellent ground cover plant. These can dieback during the winter.
Orange berries appear in the fall and persist through winter.
Eichholz' - White flowers in the spring are followed by red fruit. A low-growing cultivar, only 6 inches tall. This information is for educational purposes only. References to commercial products or trade names does not imply endorsement by MSU Extension or bias against those not mentioned. This information becomes public property upon publication and may be printed verbatim with credit to MSU Extension.