Carried by 36 nurseries
View Availability at NurseryData provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria
View additional distribution information on the Jepson eflora
Horticultural selection from Arctostaphylos uva-ursi from Point Reyes just north of san Francisco. 'Point Reyes' is one of the most common manzanitas in cultivaton. It has deep green shiny leaves. it makes a great groundcover and slope stabilizer. It uusally stays under 1 foot tallbut will spread to about 10-12 feet. It has proven to be very garden tolerant and has done well here in the interior heat with some regular summer water. Give this manzanita a well-draining soil for best performance, but you will find it is not fussy about what type of soil; rocky or sandy, acid soils to richer heavier soils, Point Reyes seems to grow in all these conditions.
Horticultural selection A. uva-ursi: origin = cuttings (1949)Pt. Reyeys, north coast, Marin Co.; intro Rancho santa Ana Botanic Garden 1956 Tolerates almost any soil type. Prefers sun in coastal sites, and part shade in inland sites. A garden selection from coastal san Francisco Bay Area (point Reyes). Introduced by Rancho santa Ana Botanic Garden.
Shrub
6 - 12 in Tall
10 - 12 ft Wide
Prostrate
Moderate
Evergreen
Pink
Winter, Spring
Deer resistant, Groundcover, Lawn alternative
Partial Shade, Full Sun
Low, Moderate
Easy
32
Fast, Medium, Slow
Tolerates a wide variety of soils.
Tolerates serpentine soil..
Soil PH: 4.0 - 7.0
Prune as needed to contain spread
1*, 4, 5, 6*, 7*, 14*, 15, 16, 17, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*
Low growing coastal plants from central and northern California including California Seapink (Armeria maritima var. californica), Beach Sage (Artemisia pycnocephala), Ceanothus species, Seaside Daisy (Erigeron glaucus), Seaside Buckwheat (Eriogonum latifolium), Seaside Woolly Sunflower (Eriophyllum staechadifolium), Hairy Gumweed (Grindelia hirsutula), Lupinus species, and Dune goldenrod (Solidago spathulata)
Thanks to Moosa Creek Nursery and the Theodore Payne Foundation for sharing information about this plant