White Lanterns Manzanita

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Plant description

This plant is a beautiful winter-blooming shrub with flowers contrasting well with the dark mahogany bark. It is similar to 'Howard McMinn' but more dense and fine textured and is a great choice as a specimen plant or for mass planting in sun or part shade. This manzanita stands out due to it's mass of flowers that bloom so thick they almost hide the foliage!'White Lanterns' is slow-growing and reached 4'-6' high and spreads out to 8'-12' wide. It is exceptionally disease-resistant. Plant this drought-tolerant Manzanita in full sun. Grows best in sandy, coarse-grained or other fast draining soil. Prefers sun in coastal sites, and sun or part shade in inland sites. Selected for the garden. Introduced by santa Barbara Botanic Garden.

Plant overview

Plant type

Shrub

Size

5 - 7 ft Tall
8 - 12 ft Wide

Form

Mounding

Growth rate

slow

Dormancy

Evergreen

Color

White

Flowering season

Summer, Spring, Fall, Winter

Landscaping information

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Cold tolerance

Soil drainage

Fast

Soil description

sandy, coarse-grained or other fast draining soils.

Wildlife supported

Hummingbirds

Alternative names

Common names:

White Lanterns Manzanita

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Thanks to Moosa Creek Nursery and the Theodore Payne Foundation for sharing information about this plant