Kinnikinnick Massachusetts Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Massachusetts'
USDA Hardiness Zone: 2
Sun Exposure: Partial sun
Height: 1'
Spread: 10'
Massachusetts is low growing, mat forming evergreen shrub. The foliage consists of small glossy leaves which turn bronzy red in fall & winter.
This plant is not invasive. The flowers are small, bell shaped which appear in mid spring. Bright red fruit develops from the flowers in late summer. This is a low maintenance groundcover. It does not require pruning and does not like to be fertilized. This plant is deer, rabbit resistant.