20 Creeping WINTERGREEN / TEABERRY Gaultheria Procumbens Evergreen Flower Seeds BLOOMS: October - Late spring HARDINESS ZONE: 3 - 8 PLANT HEIGHT: 6" or less . . . PLANT SPACING: 12 - 15" LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Part Shade - Full Shade . . . SOIL / WATER: Average Creeping Wintergreen is indeed an evergreen groundcover as the name suggests. It is native to the US & Canada, and is listed as endangered in Illinois. Wintergreen has a wonderful fragrance. Its leaves are used to make tea & the leaf oil is used in muscle rubs. The berries have the texture of an apple with a wintergreen taste. Because of this, they are often used for flavoring gums, toothpastes, breath mints, and much much more.