Gaultheria nummullariodes

Native of the Himalaya and thence north-east to W. China and south-east to Java and Sumatra; introduced from the Himalaya in the 19th century and later, by Forrest and other collectors, from China. A dwarf evergreen shrub forming dense tufts, and spreading by underground shoots; stems slender and wiry, covered with bristles, covered in leaves looking like a fern in some repsects. Single white tinged pink flowers are rarely borne on cultivated plants. Small plants, recently propagated.