San Bruno Mountain Bearberry Manzanita

Carried by 3 nurseries

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Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Plant description

Tolerates almost any soil type. Prefers sun in coastal sites, and part shade in inland sites. Garden selection from san Bruno Mountain in san Mateo. Introduced by Ken Taylor.

Plant overview

Plant type

Shrub

Size

6 - 12 in Tall
6 - 10 ft Wide

Form

Prostrate

Growth rate

Moderate

Dormancy

Evergreen

Color

Pink

Flowering season

Winter, Spring

Special uses

Groundcover, Deer resistant

Landscaping information

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Ease of care

Easy

Cold tolerance

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Soil description

Tolerates a wide variety of soils. Tolerates serpentine soil..
Soil PH: 4.0 - 7.0

Maintenance

Prune as needed to contain spread

Sunset Zones

1*, 4, 5, 6*, 7*, 14*, 15, 16, 17, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*

Companion plants

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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)