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Baker's Manzanita

Arctostaphylos bakeri

Baker's manzanita is a rare California manzanita with smooth mahogany bark and pink urn-shaped flowers, prized in gardens for its sculptural form. Drought-tolerant and deer-resistant once established.

Family
Ericaceae
Type
shrub
Lifespan
perennial
Height
5–10 ft
Spacing
5–8 ft apart
Light
sun, part shade
Soil moisture
dry
Soil pH
acidic, neutral
Bloom
February, March
Bloom colors
pink, white
Wildlife value
pollinators, hummingbirds, songbirds, mammals
Caterpillar hosts
~17 butterfly & moth species
Landscape uses
specimen, hedge or screen
Native states
CA