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California Native Plant

Arctostaphylos glauca

Big Berry Manzanita

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Information by: GardenSoft        Photographer: gardenia.net

 

Description

This beautiful manzanita is a shrub that also looks like a small tree, slowly reaching 15' tall and wide. Bark is reddish brown color. Evergreen leaves are rounded and blue green. Lantern-shaped clusters of white-pink flowers hang from short red stems in winter and through spring. Bees, butterflies and hummingbirds love these flowers. After bloom period, edible berries to a red color, providing food for mammals and birds. It does best in full sun with acidic, well draining soil. Established plants are drought tolerant. Great plant for hillsides. Prune only during summer.

 

Sun

Full

Water

Very Low, Low

Growth Rate

Slow

Soil Type

Sandy, Loam, Rocky

Soil Condition

Average, Well-drained, Dry

Soil pH

Acid

Adverse Factors

Attracts Bees

Water Saving Tip:

Move turf away form sidewalks and pavement.

Instead plant shrubs or groundcovers next to the pavement, and water with low-flow drip or bubbler system to eliminate runoff from turf sprinklers