Arctostaphylos 'Lester Rowntree'

Arctostaphylos 'Lester Rowntree'

Arctostaphylos 'Lester Rowntree'

Botanical Name: Arctostaphylos 'Lester Rowntree'
Common Name: Lester Rowntree Manzanita

A beautiful manzanita with blue-green leaves, red-brown bark and dark pink flowers. Perfect as a hedge for dry garden or slope. Clusters of urn-shaped flowers attract hummingbirds in winter.

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Plant Family: Ericaceae

Plant Type: Shrub

Height by Width: 6' H x 8' W

Growth Habit: Mounding

Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen

Growth Rate: Slow

Sun Exposure: Full sun

Soil Preference: Well-draining

Water Requirements: Drought-tolerant to occasional

Cold Hardy to: 15 degrees F

Flower Season: Winter/Spring

Flower Color: Dark pink

Endangered?: Not Listed

Distribution: Selected for the garden

Natural Habitat: Selected for the garden

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