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