Point Reyes Kinnikinnik or Bearberry                ark-tow-STAF-i-los OO-va ER-see

• Broadleaf evergreen ground cover, prostrate, compact.  Leaves oval, closely spaced, thick, green with a gray dull cast.  Flowers white and somewhat pinkish.  Produces few fruit.
• Sun or partial shade, more heat and drought tolerant in California than some eastern cultivars.
• Hardy to USDA Zone 6?  Introduced by Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont, California, in 1956.