Kinnikinick

When establishing kinnikinick in the garden, mulch well in between the plants to keep weeds to a minimum, until the ground cover is thick enough to suppress weeds on its own.

Common Bearberry, Kinnikinick
Commonly called Manzanita, which means "little apples" in Spanish, these ground covers, shrubs and small trees are often seen in the wild on the West Coast.

Kinnikinick, Bear Berry
Click for the next page of pink, red, orange flowers.

kinnikinick Ericaceae Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.   symbol: ARUV
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Bearberry, Kinnikinick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
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Creeping Juniper (Juniperus horizontalis) ...

Vancouver Jade Kinnikinick [English]: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Vancouver Jade'
Vancouver Porotrichum Moss [English]: Porotrichum vancouveriense
Vancouver Thistle [English]: Cirsium x vancouverense ...

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Kinnikinick, Bearberry)
Azalea kurume 'Dogwood Variegated'
Calluna vulgaris (Scotch Heather)
Comarostaphylis diversifolia (Summer Holly)
Daboecia azorica
Daboecia cantabrica (Irish Heath) ...

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi [Kinnikinick, Bearberry]
Ledum glandulosum [Pacific Labrador-tea]
Mahonia nervosa (syn. Berberis nervosa) [Longleaf Mahonia]
Paxistima myrtifola (syn. Pachistima myrsinites) [Oregon Boxwood, Mountain Lover] ...

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Bearberry, Kinnikinick, Mealberry, Hog Cranberry, Sandberry
Ericaceae ...

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ( Massachusetts Kinnikinick )
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ( Vancouver Jade Arctostaphylos uva ursi )
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ( Wood's Red Arctostaphylos uva ursi ) ...

See also: Arctostaphylos, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Bearberry, Vaccinium, Juniperus