Bog Labrador Tea

Ledum groenlandicum Oeder

Heath family

Plant Type

Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

5.0 feet

Flower Color

White

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Water

Water Use Medium

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance Low

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Archips argyrospila, Callophrys augustinus, Coleophora ledi, Epinotia septemberana, Lithomoia solidaginis, Melanchra assimilis, Syngrapha microgamma, Syngrapha montana

Native Range

USA: Alaska, Connecticut, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin
CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
DEN: Greenland

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.