Labrador Tea

Labrador Tea

Labrador Tea Ledum groenlandicum grows in boggy areas sometimes with Leatherleaf. It is a branching shrub with thick leathery leaves that have rolled-in margins and dense rusty-coloured hairs on their undersides. The leaves have an aromatic smell when they are crushed and they have been used to make a beverage which is how the shrub gets its name. [CH] {SH}