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Arctostaphylos Massachu

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Massachusetts'

Also known as Massachusetts Kinnikinnick

$8.95

☀SunFull sun

💧WaterLow

🌡Zones2-7

🦌DeerResistant

🌊CoastalSuitable

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About This Plant

Massachusetts Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Massachusetts') is the 'Massachusetts' cultivar of native Kinnikinnick (catalog key truncated). 6 to 10 in tall. Zone 2 to 7, full sun, low water, sharp drainage. Evergreen Mediterranean-climate shrub with urn-shaped pink-white late-winter flowers (critical native-bee nectar when little else blooms), smooth mottled cinnamon-red exfoliating bark, and small mealy berries that feed songbirds.

Plant Details

Botanical: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Massachusetts'
Common name: Massachusetts Kinnikinnick
Lifecycle: Perennial
Foliage type: Evergreen
Mature size: 6-10 in tall × 4-6 ft wide
Growth rate: Slow
Bloom time: Late winter
Bloom color: White, Pink
Foliage color: Green

Care Notes

Sharp drainage is essential; manzanita rots in heavy wet clay, especially during cool, wet PNW winters. Plant on a slope or in raised gravel beds with acidic soil. Do not irrigate in summer once established; summer watering is the leading cause of death. Avoid hard pruning into old wood; minimal shaping only after flowering.

Garden Attributes

Pacific NW native
Deer resistant
Coastal suitable
Grown organically
Pollinator value: Bees, Native specialist bees, Hummingbirds
Wildlife: Bird forage, Bird habitat, Pollinator support, Small mammal forage

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