Carried by 6 nurseries
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Arctostaphylos regismontana is a species of manzanita known by the common name Kings Mountain manzanita. It is endemic to California, where it is known from the northern slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains in the southern San Francisco Bay Area. It can be found in chaparral and broadleaf and coniferous forest on granite and sandstone soils. This is an erect shrub reaching over two meters in height and known to exceed four meters. It is bristly and hairy, exuding sticky resins. It has a dense foliage of curved oval-shaped leaves which are greenish in color and fuzzy and sticky in texture. They are smooth or toothed along the edges and up to 6 centimeters long. The flower cluster is an open cluster of conical manzanita flowers each one half to one centimeter long. The fruit is a hairy, sticky drupe.
Shrub
7 - 13 ft Tall
Evergreen
White, Pink
Winter, Spring
Deer resistant
Full Sun
Low
Moderate
Fast
Granite and sandstone outcrops
Chaparral, Mixed Evergreen Forest, North Coastal Coniferous Forest
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 42 likely
Western Avocado Leafroller Moth
Amorbia cuneana
Miranda Underwing
Amphipyra pyramidoides