Low maintainance and shade tolerant


- Low-fertility soils that lack many essential plant nutrients
- Acidic soils with a pH of 5 – 6 (find out your soil pH with a soil test)
- Wet soils that drain poorly and rarely dry out all the way
- Survives in bad soil conditions
- Shade-tolerant
- Requires little to no fertilizer
- Crowds out weeds
- Helps with erosion control