Vine Hill Manzanita
Arctostaphylos densiflora
Vine Hill manzanita is a rare, garden-beloved California manzanita with glossy leaves, smooth red bark, and abundant pink bloom. A choice deer-resistant evergreen for dry, well-drained sites.
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 4–6 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
- hedge or screen, foundation
- Native states
- CA