ShrubsBearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) 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 feet
- 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
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Bearberry is hardy to about -50°F (estimated from USDA zone 2), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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