WALLACE W HANSEN

Native Plants of the Northwest
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Updated May 17, 2010

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Kinnikinnick)

One of the finest evergreen ground covers, Kinnikinnick has long, trailing branches, thickly clothed with dark green, leathery leaves.

In winter the leaves often become a regal burgundy color.

The white – pink, urn-shaped flowers are followed by vibrant red berries which birds love.

This fast-growing plant is found in USDA zones 5-10, from Alaska to New Mexico and east to Virginia in dry, sunny and often sterile locations.

Native groups smoked Kinnikinnick and the berries are still used medicinally to treat bladder and kidney disorders.

Gardeners love Kinnikinnick for landscaping steep banks, rockeries and open spaces in urban settings where it anchors the soil by rooting at intervals along the prostrate stems.

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