- Name: Bearberry - Other Common Names: Kinnikinnick / Pinemat Manzanita - Scientific Name: Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi - Color: Pink White Flowers / Red Berries - Plant Seeds: Warm Cold Stratify - Bloom Time: May - June - Hardiness Zone: 2 - 7 - Plant Height: 6 - 12" - Plant Spacing: 3 - 6" - Light Requirements: Sun - Part Shade - Soil Water Preferences: Average - Quantity: 20 Seeds - Other: The Bearberry Is Native To Parts Of North America, Europe, Asia, But Sadly Is Now Listed As Endangered In Some Parts Of The Us. Bearberry Is The Main Component In Many Traditional North American Native Smoking Mixes. The Plants Will Grow In Sandy Or Poor Soil, So Have Become Popular For Erosion Control, As Well As With Home Gardeners As An Ornamental. This Small Shrub Has Thick Shiny Evergreen Leaves, Makes An Excellent Deer Resistant Ground Cover Or Rock Garden Plant. Its Red Stems Turn To Green Brown, Begin To Peel In Old Age. The Bearberry Has Fragrant Spring Flowers That Attract Hummingbirds, Bees, Butterflies. Berries Appear In Grape Like Clusters From The Fall Into Winter. They Are Eaten By Birds Other Wildlife, Or Can Be Used As Holiday Decor.