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Arctostaphylos viridissima 'White Cloud'

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Information by: devilmountainnursery.com        Photographer: lindavistanatives.com

 

Description

A woody evergreen shrub with an upright, treelike form. Branches are furry and stems are covered in white hairs. Broad, gray-green leaves are rounded to egg-shaped. Clusters of white, drooping, urn-shaped flowers are beneficial to many bird species, appearing in winter. The berries are edible. Native to California. Tolerates serpentine and clay soils. It slowly reaches 6' tall and wide. Established plants need low to moderate water. Shrub eventually reaches rounded form. Does best in sandy, well draining soil. Attracts birds, hummingbirds and bees.

 

Sun

Full, Half

Water

Low, Medium

Growth Rate

Slow

Soil Type

Sandy

Soil Condition

Average, Well-drained, Dry

Soil pH

Neutral

Adverse Factors

Attracts Bees

Water Saving Tip:

Apply as little fertilizer as possible.

If you use fertilizer make sure it stays on the landscape, and carefully water it in so there is NO runoff.