Arctostaphylos canescens

Botanical Name: Arctostaphylos canescens
Common Name: Hoary Manzanita

Can grow to 6' tall. Usually knotty, lower growing shrub. Requires good drainage. Handsome specimen with white, hairy foliage. Ages beautifully. Flowers attract hummingbirds.

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Plant Family: Ericaceae

Plant Type: Shrub

Height by Width: 1'-6' H x 6' W

Growth Habit: Mounding

Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen

Growth Rate: Slow

Sun Exposure: Coast: Full sun; Inland: Part sun

Soil Preference: Well-draining

Water Requirements: Drought-tolerant to occasional

Cold Hardy to: 4500'

Flower Season: Spring

Flower Color: White

Endangered?:

Distribution: Rincon Ridge near Santa Rosa in Sonoma County; western Klamath Range, Outer North Coast Range, western San Francisco Bay area

Natural Habitat: Ridges, slopes, chaparral, forest between 600' and 4500'

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