Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (N)

Scientific name: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (N)

Common name: bearberry

Family name: Ericaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: Vancouver Jade (pink flowers)

USDA hardiness zone: 2

Mature height and spread: 0.1m-0.2m tall, 1-1.5m tall

Form: creeping , spreading, low

Water use: low

Soil requirements: acidic

Leaf arrangement: simple. Alternate.

Fall colour: none/bronze

Flower/cone/fruit description: raceme flowers; showy and white. Red drupe.

Limitations: only likes full sun

Suitable uses: very tough. Tidy leaves.

Quick ID: Evergreen. Shrub. B.C. Simple. Alternate. Oblong. Red drupe. Pink stems, urn shaped flowers. Leaves held up. Smooth edges. Very small leaves

https://plantdatabase.kwantlen.ca/plant/plantImages/13?image=h

https://plantdatabase.kwantlen.ca/plant/plantImages/13?image=h

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