Gaultheria appressa A.W.Hill

A small shrub. It can be erect or spreading. It grows 0.6-2.5 m high and spreads 1-2.5 m wide. It has brown flattened hairs. The leaves are 3-6 cm long by 0.5-1.2 cm wide. They are oblong or sword shaped. They are dark green and shiny. The flowers are like tubes. They are 0.6 cm long and white. The fruit is a dry capsule with a succulent white calyx around it.

It suits temperate and subtropical zones. It grows as undergrowth in mountain forests. It can grow on a range of soils except alkaline soils. It needs well drained soils. It can tolerate frosts.

Plants can be grown from seed, cuttings or aerial layers.