Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ‘Point Reyes’

Point Reyes Bearberry, Point Reyes Kinnikinnick.

Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 10 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.

Plant Type: Ground Covers / Shrubs

Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen

Overall Mature Size: Small

Also Grown As: Bush

Mature Height & Spread: 1' x 4-15'

Natural Growth Habit: Dense, Low, Spreading

Native To: Cultivar, Europe, USA

Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water: Medium Water, Low Water

Flower Color: Pink / White

Bloom Time: Spring, Winter

Special Features: Attractive Bark / Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Deer Resistant / Drought Resistant / Fire Resistant/Retardant / Intermountain Conditions / Lawn Substitute / Seacoast Conditions / Shade Tolerant

Container Sizes: #1, #3

Sunset Garden Zones: 1-9, 14-24

USDA Hardiness Zone: 2-6

A Bit More

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ‘Point Reyes’ is a prostrate, groundcover cultivar known for dense, dark green foliage, white-pink flowers, and red berries. Uses include groundcover, slope stabilizer, rock garden, lawn substitute, foundation plantings, mixed borders, cascading over walls. Good under oaks. Water needs are low to moderate once established. Best in full sun to partial shade (prefers some shade in hot inland climates). Prefers well-drained, acidic, sandy, or rocky soils; tolerates serpentine and poor, infertile soils. Deer resistant. Fire-resistant when maintained. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Cold hardy to 15°.

A Bit More

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ‘Point Reyes’ is a prostrate, groundcover cultivar known for dense, dark green foliage, white-pink flowers, and red berries. Uses include groundcover, slope stabilizer, rock garden, lawn substitute, foundation plantings, mixed borders, cascading over walls. Good under oaks. Water needs are low to moderate once established. Best in full sun to partial shade (prefers some shade in hot inland climates). Prefers well-drained, acidic, sandy, or rocky soils; tolerates serpentine and poor, infertile soils. Deer resistant. Fire-resistant when maintained. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Cold hardy to 15°.