Botanical Name: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Massachusetts'
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Common Name: Common Bearberry  
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Water Saving Tip:

Apply a layer of mulch around plants to reduce moisture loss.

Choose organic mulches, such as shredded bark, compost or aged sawdust.

  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Broadleaf Evergreen, Shrub, Ground cover

 

Height Range

Under 1'

 

Flower Color

Pink, White

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

Grey, Red

 

Fruit Color

Red

 

Fruit Season

Summer, Fall

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

This winter hardy, prostrate, slow-growing, evergreen shrub or ground cover will typically grow to 6 to 12" high and 3 to 6' wide. In the proper environment, bearberry can spread (by stem rooting) to cover a very large area of up to 15' in diameter. Reddish-gray, peeling bark and small, lustrous, dark green leaves which turn reddish brown in winter. Nodding white-tinged pink, heather-like flowers appear in April-May, followed by bright red fruits which last from August through the winter.