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Otay Manzanita (Arctostaphylos otayensis) is a beautiful rare native shrub that grows in San Diego county in the the Otay Mountains of San Diego County, possibly extending into northern Baja. It is rare in the northern part of the Peninsular Range. Leaves are striking - light pink when new, and gray- green when mature. Flowers are white and bloom early and long. It tends to grow in stony slopes and volcanic rock outcrops, at elevations from 1000-4000 feet.
Shrub
3 - 8 ft Tall
10 ft Wide
Mounding, Rounded
Moderate
Evergreen
None
Pink, White
Winter, Spring
Hedge
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Very Low
Max 2x / month once established
Challenging
Tolerates cold to 20° F
Medium
Tolerates a variety of soils but probably performs best in coarse, well drained soil such as decomposed granite.
Soil PH: 6.0 - 7.0
Volcanic rock outcrops, rocky slopes
Chaparral, Foothill Woodland
Chamise (Adenostem fasciculatum), San Diego County Viguiera (Bahiopsis laciniata), Manzanita (Arctostaphylos spp.), Coastal Sagebrush (Artemisia californica), Coyote Brush (Baccharis pilularis), Ceanothus species, Common Sandaster (Corethrogyne filaginifolia), Dudleya species, California Fuchsia (Epilobium canum), Buckwheat (Eriogonum spp.), Mexican Flannelbush (Fremontodendron mexicanum), Tecate Cypress (Hesperocyparis forbesii), Lupinus species, Penstemon species, Bladderpod (Peritoma arborea), Oaks (Quercus spp.), Matilija Poppy (Romneya coulteri), White Sage (Salvia apiana), Munz's Sage (Salvia munzii), Woolly Bluecurls (Trichostema lanatum), Yucca species, cactus species.
Butterflies and moths supported
1 confirmed and 25 likely
Thorne's Hairstreak
Callophrys loki
Orange Tortrix Moth
Argyrotaenia franciscana