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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