Arctostaphylos 'John Dourley'
John Dourley Manzanita
Description
This California native shrub is reliable and attractive. Because it reaches 2'-4' tall and may spread up to 6' wide, it can be used as a high ground cover or filler. It has a mounding habit. It is a full sun, low water plant. Leaves are evergreen and are reddish orange in the spring, slowly changing to gray green by middle of summer. Clusters of pink flowers appear in late winter and early spring, followed by reddish purple berries. Hummingbirds, butterflies and bees love the flowers. A great plant for difficult, hot hillsides.
Sun
Full
Water
Very Low
Growth Rate
Moderate, Slow
Soil Type
Sandy, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular
Soil Condition
Average, Well-drained
Soil pH
Neutral
Adverse Factors
Attracts Bees
Water Saving Tip:
Dig-up patches of weeds and undesirable grasses from turf areas.
Use water to grow the turf you want, not the weeds you don't want! Once you have eliminated what you don't want, add sod or over-seed to repair the bare areas.