Arctostaphylos uva ursi ‘Point Reyes’

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Point Reyes Bearberry

‘Point Reyes’ is super-tough with superb heat and drought tolerance. Spreading, mat-forming evergreen shrub; thick, dark green, rounded and trailing-to-arching, snake-like branches and small, leathery leaves. It grows from 1.5′ tall and 4-6′ wide.

Great in full sun on the coast or with a little shade inland, it produces sweet clusters of small bell-shaped, pearly white to pale pink flowers blooming mid-Spring followed by red berries late summer to fall.

Flowers attract bees; fruits are eaten by birds; in winter the foliage turns a beautiful russet bronze-red. Beautiful in foundation plantings, rock gardens or mixed borders.

Cultivars such as this are horticultural selections and hybrids, they do not play a part in the native ecology but work beautifully in a garden.

Lifeform: Shrub

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade

Water: Dry, Light, Moderate

Soil: Clay, Loam, Rocky, Sand

Other: Attracts Bees, Attracts Birds, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Erosion Control

 

Ecological Value

Bees and butterflies love the dense clusters of flowers and birds enjoy the small fruits.

Historical Uses

‘Point Reyes’ manzanita is a horticultural selection of A. uva-ursi originating from cuttings found in Point Reyes, Marin County in 1949. The Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden introduced Arctostaphylo

Distribution

Selected for the garden.

Elevation

Selected for the garden.

Communities

Selected for the garden.

Habitat

Selected for the garden.