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Native to Alaska +22 Pet-safe perennial

Bearberry

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Also called: Kinnikinnick

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Photo: Walter Siegmund · CC BY 2.5

Bearberry. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi is a plant species of the genus Arctostaphylos widely distributed across circumboreal regions of the subarctic Northern Hemisphere. Kinnikinnick is a common name in Canada and the United States. Growing up to 30 centimetres in height, the leaves are evergreen. The flowers are white to pink and the fruit is a red berry.

Growing & care

  • Sun: full sun.
  • Water: low.
  • Soil: acidic, sandy, lean.
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