This shy woodland wildflower is seldom noticed, but it has been an ingredient in popular soft drinks for decades. Pipsissewa is an evergreen, a member of the heath family. It grows from coast to coast, primarily in the northern regions. Through history, it also has been known as prince's pine, love-in-winter, butter winter, king's cure, ground holly, noble pine, pine tulip,pyrole, wax flower,rheumatism weed, bitter wintergreen,and fragrant wintergreen. The namesakes the characteristics and versatility of this quiet plant. Its Latin name, Thermophile,comes from the Greek Chaim, which means ''winter,'' and Philemon, which means ''to love''-an appropriate tag for a plant that stays green through the winter.
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