Hoary Manzanita
Arctostaphylos canescens
Hoary manzanita is a gray-hairy evergreen manzanita of western chaparral and conifer forest, with the genus's signature red bark and early bell flowers. A tough, deer-resistant pollinator shrub. Like other manzanitas, the tart fruit is eaten fresh, dried, or made into a cooling drink; the leaves make a tea.
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–8 ft
- Spacing
- 4–8 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- January, February, March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, pollinators, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~17 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen, foundation
- Native states
- CA, OR
Related native plants
More Arctostaphylos species
- Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
- Greenleaf Manzanita (Arctostaphylos patula)
- Pinemat Manzanita (Arctostaphylos nevadensis)
- Common Manzanita (Arctostaphylos manzanita)
- Pringle Manzanita (Arctostaphylos pringlei)
- Hairy Manzanita (Arctostaphylos columbiana)