Bearberry vs Pygmy Caragana - TreeTime.ca

Bearberry vs Pygmy Caragana

Caragana pygmaea

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

CUSTOM GROW

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2026)

Pygmy Caragana
Bearberry

Pygmy Caragana is a shrub that is related to Common Caragana and has a compact size that is suitable for yards with limited space. Its size is perfect for landscaping and decorative hedges, and requires little maintenance. This nitrogen fixer has fine-textured foliage and small yellow flowers. Much like Common Caragana, it is hardy and drought tolerant.

Popular as a low maintenance commercial landscaping shrub and for hedging. This species does have tiny spines that might poke you a bit. It has a nice appealing texture when mature.

Bearberry is a dwarf shrub known for its creamy pink flowers and red edible fruits.

It is great as a filler in gardens and flowerbeds in place of invasive ground cover plants, like English Ivy.

Bearberry will attract hummingbirds, butterflies and bees to your property. It is one of the top 12 plants recommended by the Alberta Native Bee Council to support pollinators.

Pygmy Caragana Quick Facts

Bearberry Quick Facts

Zone: 2b
Zone: 1b
Height: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Height: 0.1 m (0.3 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: medium


Foliage: leathery, evergreen
Flowers: prolific tiny yellow pea-like flowers
Flowers: small, purple-white
Berries: small red berries
Seeds: prolific seedpods are edible
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, YT, NT, NU, PE
Other Names: pygmy peashrub
Other Names: kinnikinnick, mealberry, sandberry