Profile
Kinnikinick (Bearberry)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Evergreen Shrub
Height |
0 - 1 (feet) |
|---|---|
Spread |
3 - 4 (feet) |
Distinctions |
Good groundcover for dry, well-drained soils; 3" to 4" high; smooth, leathery dark green leaves, paler below; pinkish-white urn-shaped flowers; fruit is dull reddish orange, mealy and tasteless; sun. |
Limitations |
Difficult to transplant from the wild, best to use container-grown nursery plants. |
Hardiness |
INT, SC, SE (Zone 2) |
Origin |
Much of Alaska (interior, south central, southeast) and the United States to Newfoundland and south. |
