Byrd Hill Manzanita

Carried by 2 nurseries

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Plant description

Horticultural selection from Arctostaphylos manzanita in Byrd Hill in the Palo Alto Hills in the san Francisco Bay Area. 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. Cutting taken by Byrd Hill (Napa County). Introduced by skylark Nursery in 1975.

Plant overview

Plant type

Shrub

Size

8 - 10 ft Tall
6 - 8 ft Wide

Form

Rounded

Growth rate

slow

Dormancy

Evergreen

Color

White

Flowering season

Spring

Special uses

Hedge

Landscaping information

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Ease of care

Easy

Cold tolerance

Soil drainage

Fast

Soil description

sandy, coarse-grained or other fast draining soils.
Soil PH: 4.0 - 7.0

Companion plants

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Works with a wide variety of other plants including Ceanothus species, scrub oaks, Salvias, Penstemons, Silk Tassel Bush (Garrya spp.), Flannel Bush (Fremontodendrons), and numerous subshrubs and annuals.

Wildlife supported

Caterpillars

Butterflies

Alternative names

Common names:

Byrd Hill Manzanita

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