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Kinnikinnick

Kinnikinnick is a small procumbent woody shrub 5-30 centimeter high. The leaves are evergreen, remaining green for 1-3 years before falling. The fruit is a red berry. It likes to spread and will root where stems touch the soil.It can handle a wide variety of sun conditions, from full sun to part shade to full shade, and tolerates summer water up to 1x per month. Does best near the coast where temperatures are lower and less supplemental water would be needed. Inland it would like afternoon shade and more water. Description from calscape.org

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Kinnikinnick

Kinnikinnick fast facts

Scientific Name

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Family

Ericaceae

Garden Type

Container Appropriate, Rain Garden Appropriate, Anywhere

Wildlife

Birds

Native Plant Region

Western WA, PNW, North America

Light needs

Filtered, Full Sun

Water Needs

Dry to Medium

Plant Type

Evergreen, Groundcover & Grasses, Perennial

Bloom Color(s)

Pink, White

Height

0 – 2 feet

Width

10+ feet

Months in Bloom

May, June, July, August

Safe Beneath Power Lines?

Yes
Kinnikinnick

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