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Mexican Manzanita is a uncommon native shrub in the Ericaceae (Heath) family that grows in Southern California, primarily in the Peninsular Range region. It tends to grow as part of the chaparral community on rocky slopes, at elevations from 3900-7900 feet. It has gray green leaves with typical urn-shaped pink or white flowers. It is great for a bird garden. There is one recognized subspecies, ssp. drupacea, which is known as Pink-bracted Manzanita or Idyllwild Manzanita.
Shrub
16 ft Tall
12 ft Wide
Evergreen
Pink, White
Winter, Spring
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Very Low
Max 1x / month once established
Tolerates cold to 5° F
Fast
Rocky, gravelly.
Soil PH: 5.5 - 7.5
By seed or cuttings
Rocky slopes at middle elevations in the Peninsular Range
Chaparral, Yellow Pine Forest
Use with plants of the Peninsular Ranges, such as Indian Mallow (Abutilon palmeri), California Copperleaf (Acalypha californica), Chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum), Red Shanks (Adenostoma sparsifolium), Ceanothus spp., Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus betuloides or minutiflorus), Bush Poppy (Dendromecon rigida), Buckwheat (Eriogonum spp.), Flannelbush (Fremontodendron californicum or mexicanum), Silk Tassel Bush (Garrya spp.), Chaparral Yucca (Hesperoyucca whipplei), Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia), Hollyleaf Cherry (Prunus ilicifolia), Oaks (Quercus spp.), Currant/Gooseberry (Ribes spp.), Sage (Salvia spp.), Woolly Bluecurls (Trichostema lanatum or parishii), Mission Manzanita (Xylococcus bicolor), and Mojave Yucca (Yucca shidigera)
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 31 likely
Western Avocado Leafroller Moth
Amorbia cuneana
Fruit-Tree Leafroller Moth
Archips argyrospila