Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Bearberry)

$20.00

Trailing, evergreen shrub with paddle-shaped thick, leathery, leaves on flexible branches. Small white flowers bear bright red berries.

Size: Height 6-12 inches, spread up to 15 feet

Bloom Color: White, Pink

Bloom Time: January – June

Growing Conditions

  • Soil should not be compacted around the plants and they should not be fertilized. Prefers dry to moist rocky or sandy, acid soils.
  • Sun, Part-shade, Shade

Larval Host: Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polia), Brown Elfin (C. augustinus), Freija Fritillary (Boloria freija), Special Value to Native Bees, Attracts Hummingbirds

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Robert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Owen Strickland, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

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