Pinemat Manzanita
Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Pinemat manzanita is a flat, ground-hugging mat of an evergreen shrub from western mountain forests, rooting as it creeps over rock and sand. A hardy, deer-resistant alpine groundcover.
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0–1 ft
- Spacing
- 3–6 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, songbirds, mammals
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~17 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- foundation, groundcover, container, erosion control
- Native states
- CA, NV, OR, WA