How to grow kinnikinnick
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
When to plant kinnikinnick
Plant this shrub while dormant, in fall or early spring. Extension guidance rates fall (early enough for roots to establish before the ground freezes) as the best time and spring, just before growth begins, as the next best.
Kinnikinnick is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Spacing
- 36 to 72 in apart
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil pH
- 5 to 8
Common problems
- root disease in wet soil
- dislikes transplanting
- poor in hot humid summers
Sources
- North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox (NC State Extension): Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Kinnikinnick / Bearberry)
- Clemson Cooperative Extension, Home & Garden Information Center: Planting Shrubs Correctly (HGIC 1052)
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