Pajaro Manzanita
Arctostaphylos pajaroensis
Pajaro manzanita is a striking large manzanita with blue-green leaves that flush bronze, smooth red bark, and very early pink bloom. A bold, drought- and deer-resistant evergreen specimen.
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–12 ft
- Spacing
- 6–10 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- 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
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- CA