If by partridgeberry you mean Mitchella repens (just to be clear), I think it can do well there. More sun and more moisture would allow it to grow faster - you would certainly want to give it adequate moisture yourself the first year.

I have an area where it has grown very thickly over the last 3 years. I was surprised how dense it could be. That said, I don't think you'll ever find it to be as troublesome as English ivy. For one, it stays very low to the ground. It also doesn't climb.

Planting can be done almost any time in this area (I am also in south Cherokee county). Do you have a source for it? We find it regularly on native plant rescues in Cherokee county.

For those of you not familiar with partridgeberry, it's a attractive evergreen ground cover with small white flowers and bright red berries.

Here is a link that might be useful: Georgia Native Plant Society

esh, do you know if the berries are edible? I am familar with a "partridge berry" from my mom's native home, Newfoundland. These were found growing in low lands and marshes. And the fruit was highly desirable. Sour to eat raw, but wonderful in jam's and preserves.

Would this really be something that would grow in GA? I just found a site on Dave's that sells bareroot plants for 65 cents each! Viola Valley Wildflowers out of Tennesee.

Would love to know more about these for this area.

rjinga, the partridgeberry in GA is edible. This is the plant where 2 flowers make a single berry so you have this unique berry with 2 scars on it. I've not looked for it a lot but I've seen it in the woods in the Dahlonega area. Of course they have a number of more northern species (white pine, hemlock, etc) than we do in the piedmont. No idea where partridgeberry falls in that range.