Massachusetts Bearberry

Massachusetts Bearberry is a beautiful, prostrate native evergreen shrub that forms a dense mat of small lustrous rich green foliage that may bronze in winter. The small faint pink bell shaped flowers bloom in early spring and are followed by attractive red berries that display in fall and winter. Grows best in poor, dry to average, well-drained acidic soils.  Tolerates drought, salt, and poor soils.  Massachusetts has improved tolerance for wet soils, and is resistant to leaf spot and leaf gall.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:   Low maintenance.  No serious pests or diseases. Moist or wet soils can lead to root rot.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Edges, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Landscapes, Xeriscape Gardens, Rock Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Feather Grass, Catmint, Mexican Daisy

IMAGES: Prides Corner, Arctostaphylos Massachusetts Hybrid, (2) OSU Landscape Plants, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Massachusetts'

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown