Rundblättriges Wintergrün

Das bis zu 30 cm große Rundblättrige Wintergrün findet man in halbschattigen Laub- und Nadelwäldern. Es wächst auf sauren, basenreichen Böden. Es gedeiht nur in Koexistenz mit einem speziellen Bodenpilz. Auch seine Samen sind zur Keimung auf diesen Pilz angewiesen.

Wie sein Trivialname „Lechsalat“ andeutet, wächst es in den Auen des wilden Tiroler Lechs  und wurde als Salatbeigabe genutzt.

Für Heilzwecke sollte es nicht mit Gaultheria procumbens  verwechselt werden, deren gebräuchlicher deutscher Name auch „Wintergrün“ ist. Es besitzt nämlich   n i c h t   die heilenden Wirkungen (muskelentspannend, entzündungshemmend, abschwellend, schmerzstillend, fiebersenkend) von Gaultheria procumbens.

 

Prefers a moist sandy woodland soil in a cool position with partial shade. Requires a peaty or leafy but not very acid soil that remains moist in the summer. Plants are hardy to at least -20°c. This is a very ornamental but difficult plant to grow. It requires a mycorrhizal relationship in the soil and therefore needs to be grown initially in soil collected from around an established plant. It is also very difficult from seed as well as being intolerant of root disturbance which makes division difficult. The flowers have a delicious almond-like fragrance.

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Plants can be used as a ground cover when spaced about 30cm apart each way. They are somewhat slow to settle down though, and only form a good cover when they are growing luxuriantly.

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