Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Big Sur'

Common Name:
Manzanita
Plant Type:
Evergreen shrub
Family:
Ericaceae (The Heath Family)
Geographic Origin:
California
California Native?:
Yes

Plant Size:
3-5 feet high by 5 feet+wide
Landscape/Garden Uses:
Mixed plantings
Flowering Season:
Winter and spring

Flower Color:
Light pink
Exposure:
Full sun
Soils:
Well-drained soil

Suggested Irrigation:
Occasional to little watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 10 degrees F. or less

Larger in stature than other selections of A. edmundsii, 'Big Sur' can grow 3 to 5 feet high and wide. It makes a dense mound with the typical cinnamon bark and masses of pink flowers in late winter and early spring. Sun, well drained soil, occasional to little supplemental watering once established.