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Ornamental tree with medicinal properties. It can be grown in rockery, to cover dry zones and against erosion.
Evergreen creeping shrub with outstretched branches. Up to 2m tall. Egg-shaped, dark green leaves. White-pinkish flowers in clusters. Edible fruit, bright red plump.
Use
Balcony & Courtyard, Edible, Groundcover, Decorative, Erosion control, Gardening, Wild garden, City garden, Baskets & Containers, Medicinal, Honey producing plant, Rock garden, Creeper, Game-covers
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Description
Prostrate and rapidly spreading shrub with small, shiny, leathery leaves and white-pinkish flowers in spring followed by brilliant red berries.
Flowering
| Flowering period | March, April, May, June, Spring |
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Foliage
| Foliage persistence | Evergreen |
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Botanical information
| Botanical name | Arctostaphyllos uva-ursi |
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| Wildlife | Bees, Allelopathic plants |
When to plant?
| Sowing period | February, March, April, Spring, Winter |
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| Average germination (%) | 30 |
| Seeds per gram | 83 |
Where to plant?
| Type of use | Balcony & Courtyard, Edible, Groundcover, Decorative, Erosion control, Gardening, Wild garden, City garden, Baskets & Containers, Medicinal, Honey producing plant, Rock garden, Creeper, Game-covers |
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| Exposure | Partial shade |
| Soil pH | No preference |
| Soil type | Silty |
| Hardiness | Hardy |
| Climate zone | Temperate, Temperate areas |
Planting & care
4 months warm stratification followed by a cold stratification of 2-3 months. Alternatively you can do a direct planting outside in autumn keeping the planting wet until spring when it will germinate.
This shrub grows on siliceous, chalky and slightly cool soils.
Its dried leaves have astringent, antiseptic and diuretic properties. They are used to flavor pipe tobacco. Grey or black dye can be made from the different components of its leaves. Marmelade is made with its fruit and tea or herbal tea are made from its leaves. It is a honeybee plant.
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