This handsome tree-like manzanita has large pale bluish-green foliage and gorgeous red bark. Winter clusters of white flowers are followed by large berries. This local native makes a beautiful specimen, and is tough as nails. Plant Characteristics Family Name Ericaceae Species Name Arctostaphylos glauca Common Name Blue Manzanita, Bigberry Manzanita Plant Type Shrub Sun Exposure Coast-Sun, Inland-Sun, Inland-Part Sun, Water Requirement Low Soil Type Sand, fast draining Flower Color White, Cream Flowering Months December, January, February, March Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen Height by Width 15ft. x 12ft. Growth Rate Fast Endangered Not Ranked Growth Habit Upright, Cold Hardy to Less than 15 degrees F Distribution San Francisco Bay Area, South Coast Ranges, Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges, southwest Desert Mtns. (Little San Bernardino Mtns.); nw Baja CA Natural Habitat Rocky slopes, chaparral, woodland; below 7,200' Specialty Features Butterflies/Moths Erosion Control Songbirds Hummingbirds Deer Resistant Local Plants Pollinators
