Description
Bearberry ‘Massachusetts’
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ‘Vancouver Jade’
Zone: 3
Exposure: Full to Partial Sun
Mature Size: 12″ high x 4′ wide
Shrub form: Spreading
Foliage Color: Deep green with vibrant red stems
Growth Rate: Slow
Uses: Rock Gardens, groundcover
Description: A hearty groundcover with green foliage, red stems and red berries that persist into winter. Perfect for rock gardens and attracting hummingbirds to your yard.
Ornamental Features: Clusters of pale pink bell-shaped flowers emerge at the ends of branches in mid spring followed by bright red berries that persist into winter. Green foliage throughout the season turns an outstanding red in the fall.
Landscape Attributes: A dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a ground-hugging habit of growth. Low maintenance and prefers dry, well drained, sandy to loam soil. Deer resistant, salt, and drought tolerant once established.
