This small, evergreen shrub has pretty, scented, pinkish white flowers in early summer and berries in autumn. the flavour is somewhere between, pineapple and confectionary. Superb fresh, they also make excellent jams, jellies and muffins. Grows and flowers well in part shade but needs full sun to ripen fruits fully. Grows well in pots. enjoys a sheltered site

The Royal Horticultural Society The Garden magazine, September 2021

The berries are edible, tasting somewhere between strawberry, pineapple and confectionary. Superb fresh, they also make excellent jams and muffins.

The Royal Horticultural Society The Garden magazine, September 2021

Murta, Ugni molinae has been traditionally used by indigenous and rural peoples of Chile in a leaf infusion to treat urinary and throat infections, while the fruit is known for its astringent power.

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