Ericaceae
Arctostaphylos alpinus
Arctostaphylos alpinus
Also known as Arctous alpina
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Alpine · Bearberry · Groundcover · Ericaceae · Cold-Hardy · Rock Garden · Shrub · Northern · Native · Arctic
Alpine bearberry is a low-growing, cold-hardy shrub best suited to cool climates, acidic soils, and open or partly shaded positions. It requires little maintenance once established and is an excellent ground cover for rock gardens or naturalistic alpine plantings. Avoid rich soils and overwatering, as this plant is adapted to lean, well-drained conditions.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; ensure well-draining acidic soil and avoid waterlogging · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.5–7.7
- Temperature
- 0°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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