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Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi "Radiant" |
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Manzanita |
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Form: |
Groundcover |
Growth habit: |
Low growing
shrub |
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Size: |
6" - 12" h, 6' -10' w |
Deciduous: |
Evergreen |
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Flowering Season: |
Winter/Spring |
Growth Rate: |
Slow |
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Flower Color: |
Pink |
Hardiness: |
to 35
degrees |
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Exposure: |
Part sun to shade coast, medium shade interior |
Cultural Uses: |
Medicinal, Tobacco substitute, Edible
berries |
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Soil Moisture: |
Dry to
semi-moist |
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Soil Type: |
Well
draining |
CNPS Status: |
Not Listed |
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Family: |
Ericaceae |
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Distribution: |
Garden
selection, parent species found on North Coast, San Francisco Bay,
central High Sierra Nevada (above Convict Lake,, Mono Co.), Central
Coast |
Habitat: |
Rocky outcrops,
slopes, sandy soils, chaparral, coniferous forest, gen. below 300'
(at 7,200'- 9,600' in central High Sierra Nevada) |
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Wildlife Value: |
Manzanita offers cover and berries to a variety
of wildlife. |
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Description: |
Low
growing Manzanita selection. Does well in sand
or clay as long as drainage is good. Needs some
summer moisture if annual rainfall is below 35".
Pink flowers in Spring. |
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