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How to grow bearberry
Characteristics of Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Sprengel
Perennial bush of the heather family – Ericaceae -, till 2m long.
Woody, brownish stems, creeping with many sprouts prolonging along the ground; younger ones erect.
Ovate leaves, till 2 cm long, bright green above, darker below, coriaceous, wider at the apex.
Flowers till 6 mm, in hanging racemes at the end of short red stalks; white rosy.
The fruit is a drupe, red in maturity, about 8 mm wide.
It flowers from May to July, producing bell shaped flowers, white rose in little hanging inflorescences.
Water abundantly.
For hanging flowerbeds in humid gardens because of its leaves and red berries, as a ground cover and as a medicinal plant. (More information in the listing below)
Cultivate in the sun or semi-shade
Propagate from cuttings in winters. It spreads easily.
Fertile soil, well drained without lime.
Other species of ” Arctostaphylos“
Arctostaphylos alpina ——————— Alpine bearberry, Balck bearberry
Arctostaphylos columbiana
Arctostaphylos densiflora ——————- Sonoma manzanita
Arctostaphylos glauca
Arctostaphylos hookeri
Arctostaphylos manzanita ——————- Common manzanita
Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Arctostaphylos parryana
Arctostaphylos patula
Arctostaphylos pungens
Arctostaphylos regismontana
Arctostaphylos stanfordiana
Arctostaphylos tomentosa
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