Little Sur Manzanita
Arctostaphylos edmundsii
Little Sur manzanita is a low, spreading groundcover manzanita from the Big Sur coast, hugging slopes with small bright leaves and early pink bloom. A first-rate deer-resistant evergreen groundcover.
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0–2 ft
- Spacing
- 4–8 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- January, February, March
- Bloom colors
- pink, white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, songbirds, mammals
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~17 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- foundation, groundcover, container, erosion control
- Native states
- CA