Arctostaphylos uva-ursi is also known by many other names such as bearberry, kinnickinnick, bear’s grape, sandberry, common bearberry, barren myrtle, mountain box, and hog cranberry.
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi is also known by many other names such as bearberry, kinnickinnick, bear’s grape, sandberry, common bearberry, barren myrtle, mountain box, and hog cranberry.
The bearberry plant is an evergreen shrub native to circumboreal regions around the world such as Canada, Finland, Russia, etc.
The bearberry plant is an evergreen shrub native to circumboreal regions around the world such as Canada, Finland, Russia, etc.
It prefers northern cold climates and does best in USDA zones 2-6. In the wild, their dark green leaves are mostly found on open slopes as they thrive in rocky soils.
It prefers northern cold climates and does best in USDA zones 2-6. In the wild, their dark green leaves are mostly found on open slopes as they thrive in rocky soils.
It is a slow-growing perennial ground cover that spreads via surface rhizomes.
It is a slow-growing perennial ground cover that spreads via surface rhizomes.
Sun and Temperature
Bearberry plants thrive in full sun, however, they can tolerate light shade. That being said, you’ll get the most growth, flowers, and fruit when you give your bearberry full sun, rather than partial shade.
Sun and TemperatureBearberry plants thrive in full sun, however, they can tolerate light shade. That being said, you’ll get the most growth, flowers, and fruit when you give your bearberry full sun, rather than partial shade.
Water and Humidity
The bearberry plant is extremely drought tolerant once established and may never need to be watered outside of any precipitation that you receive in your garden.
Water and HumidityThe bearberry plant is extremely drought tolerant once established and may never need to be watered outside of any precipitation that you receive in your garden.