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Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Big Sur'

Big Sur Manzanita

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Information by: laspilitas.com+calscape.org        Photographer: lindavistanatives.com

 

Description

A knee high sub-shrub manzanita from the Big Sur area of the California coast. Flowers are clear white and a delicate bonus to the dark green, clean foliage, red bark and a nice size. Use as a step down from Sunset manzanita or step up from Arctostaphylos Uva-ursi or mix in patches with Seaside Daisy, Thrift and Encelia californica and Carmel Sur manzanita. This manzanita would also be a stunner in coastal gardens with shore pine or bishop pine as a pine forest retreat. Big Sur manzanita will tolerate beach sand or adobe and with some afternoon shade, can commonly tolerate the SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY (pity the plants, poor souls). Although it is native on the coastal bluffs, this manzanita, along with most other manzanitas, cannot tolerate salt spray very well. If you live next to the coast, remove out of the direct salt spray. Sometimes a boulder or log is enough to protect it, sometimes you'll need the wind shadow of a house. Tolerates full sun in coastal areas and afternoon shade in warm, inland areas. Slowly reaches 3' tall and 4' wide. White flowers bloom in fall and winter. Established plants are drought tolerant. It does best in well draining soil. Attracts bees, birds and hummingbirds. Great for slope stabilization. Deer resistant shrub.

 

Plant Type

Shrub

Height Range

1-3', 3-6'

Width Range

Flower Color

Violet

Flower Season

Winter, Fall

Leaf Color

Dark Green

Bark Color

Red

Fruit Color

Red

Fruit Season

Spring

Sun

Full, Half

Water

Very Low, Low

Growth Rate

Slow

Soil Type

Sandy, Loam, Rocky

Soil Condition

Well-drained, Dry

Soil pH

Neutral

Adverse Factors

Attracts Bees

Design Styles

Mediterranean, Ranch, Seascape, Spanish

Accenting Features

Fall Color, Multi-trunk Tree, Showy Flowers, Specimen

Seasonal Interest

Summer, Fall

Location Uses

Shrub Border, Patio, Park, Parking Lot, Raised Planter, Roadside

Special Uses

Cascade, Erosion Control, Filler, Mass Planting, Naturalizing

Attracts Wildlife

Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Water Saving Tip:

Water high water-use plants separately from low water-use plants.

Low water-use plants can grow with one-half the water needed by high water-use plants, and can be easily damaged from over watering.