‘Massachusetts’ bearberry is good solution for difficult sites because of its ability to survive punishing conditions.
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Where to plant it: Use as a groundcover to control soil erosion on slopes and hillsides or to naturalize a rock garden. It’s also a good shrub for coastal areas.
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Why we love it: Why we love it: This tough-as-nails low-growing shrub, often called kinninnick, has small, rounded glossy leaves and produces clusters of small urn-shaped pink-tinged white flowers in spring followed by red berries that last all winter. It is extremely winter hardy and isn’t bothered by wind, salt spray, or sandy soil.
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Zones: 2-7
Mature size: Up to 1 foot tall with a spread of 3 to 6 feet
Foliage color: Dark green with silver-gray backs; burgundy in fall and winter.
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