Arctostaphylos auriculata
Arctostaphylos auriculata
Mt. Diablo manzanita
Heath
$18.00 – $30.00
- Drought tolerant evergreen shrub
- 4 to 15 feet tall
- Rare, endemic to Mt. Diablo sandstone
- Pink, urn-shaped flowers in spring provide nectar for butterflies and hummingbirds
- Red berries in fall provide food for wildlife
- Attractive red mahogany colored bark
- Does not resprout after fire, but seed dormancy is broken by heat and charrate
- Found in Diablo and Los Vaqueros watershed sections
- DO NOT PLANT IN BAY HILLS to protect endangered A. pallida
To give as many people as possible a chance to buy a few of these sought-after plants, we are imposing a limit of 3 manzanitas (total) and 1 hummingbird sage per customer.
| Origin | Lime Ridge, Mt. Diablo, Mt. Diablo south |
|---|---|
| Size | 1 gallon, 2 gallon |
| pollinators | Bees |
|---|---|
| pollinators | Birds |
| pollinators | Butterflies |
| dormancy | Evergreen |
| bloom season | Feb |
| features | Fruits |
| sun | Full Sun |
| soil | Good |
| pollinators | Hummingbirds |
| bloom season | Jan |
| water | Low |
| bloom season | Mar |
| habitat | Mixed evergreens |
| soil | Moderate |
| growth habit | Multi Stemmed |
| flower color | Pink |
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