Bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi · Shrub
Bearberry is a slow-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 2-6, that matures to about 6–12 in × 3–6 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with low water needs in well-drained, sandy and acidic soil. Expect white and pink blooms in spring.
- USDA zones
- 2-6
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 6–12 in × 3–6 ft
- Spacing
- 2–3 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Sandy, Acidic
- Foliage
- Green, Bronze
- Bloom color
- White, Pink
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Native to
- North America, Circumboreal
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