Botanical Name: Arctostaphylos 'Point Reyes'
Common Name: Point Reyes manzanita
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape a prostrate shrub, with wide-spreading branches forming a compact low mound or mat-like shape; short branchlets bearing the leaves arise from the primary trailing stems
Height 6"-12" (18")
Spread 5'-10' (15')
Growth Rate slow-moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors tolerates full sun at coastal-zone sites; benefits from partial shade at hot-climate inland locations
Soil tolerates most, including clay; prefers well-drained sites
Hardiness hardy (zones 1-9, 14-24): thrives in sunny mild-climate locations
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, alternate (crowded on the short branchlets), oval to obovate, 1/2"-1" long; dark green, somewhat glossy
Flowers pink, urn-shaped, in small terminal or axillary clusters; February - March
Fruit if present, a small reddish-brown pome
 
Propagation:
softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
one of the best Manzanita cultivars for usage as low facer or large-scale ground cover; the flower display contrasts well with the dark green foliage; excellent for rock gardens, forest-theme landscapes
 
Landscape Care:
Watering needs little irrigation at coastal-zone locations; give plants an occasional deep soak at inland sites (14-21 days)
Fertilizing little needed
Pruning none required; selectively remove any arching branches for a more prostrate shape
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other more tolerant of clay soils than many other manzanitas
 
Origin: a cultivar of A. uva-ursi, which is native to northwest California to British Columbia
Family: Ericaceae

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