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Pajaro Manzanita
( Arctostaphylos pajaroensis )
Arctostaphylos pajaroensis
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About Pajaro Manzanita (Arctostaphylos pajaroensis)
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Arctostaphylos pajaroensis
is a species of manzanita known by the common name Pajaro manzanita. It is endemic to California, where it is known mainly from Monterey County. Historical occurrences have been noted in Santa Cruz and far western San Benito Counties; these may no longer exist. Most of the extant populations are located in the hills south of the Pajaro River Valley. It is a member of the chaparral plant community. This is an erect shrub growing at least a meter tall and known to exceed four meters in height. It has shreddy red or grayish bark with woolly hairs and long white bristles on its smaller twigs. The dense foliage is made up of gray-green, reddish-tinted leaves with smooth, toothed, or rolled edges. They are oval to somewhat triangular in shape and 2 to 4 centimeters long. The shrub flowers in the winter, bearing large loose flower clusters of pink to nearly white urn-shaped flowers. The fruit is a drupe about 7 millimeters wide.
In the garden its combination of reddish new growth and pink flowers is striking. It can be pruned to ground cover height or allowed to mound up. Though native to the coast, it has performed well in inland gardens with well drained soil in sun to part shade. It has an unusually long bloom time for a manzanita. The horticultural variety 'Paradise' is most often available in nurseries.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Shrub
Size
3.3 - 15 ft tall
10 ft wide
Form
Mounding, Spreading
Growth Rate
Moderate
Dormancy
Evergreen
Fragrance
Slight
Flower Color
Pink, White
Flowering Season
Winter, Spring
Wildlife Supported
Hummingbirds are attracted to the flowers.
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 40
likely
* )
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The Brown Elfin
Callophrys augustinus
Callophrys augustinus
*
Ceanothus Silkmoth
Hyalophora euryalus
Hyalophora euryalus
*
Elegant Sheepmoth
Hemileuca eglanterina
Hemileuca eglanterina
*
Brown Woodling
Egira perlubens
Egira perlubens
*
Lappet Moth
Phyllodesma americana
Phyllodesma americana
*
Forest Tent Caterpillar
Malacosoma disstria
Malacosoma disstria
*
Fruit-Tree Leafroller Moth
Archips argyrospila
Archips argyrospila
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture
Very Low
Summer Irrigation
Max 2x / month once established
Nurseries
Carried by 19
Ease of Care
Very Easy
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 15° F
Soil Drainage
Fast
Soil Description
Tolerates clay soil but performs best and lives longest in well drained soil. Soil PH: 6.0 - 7.0
Common uses
Hedges, Deer Resistant, Bird Gardens, Hummingbird Gardens, Bee Gardens
Companion Plants
In the wild it occurs with a variety of central coast species including
Chamise
(
Adenostoma fasciculatum
), Dwarf
Coyote Brush
(
Baccharis pilularis
),
Blueblossom
(
Ceanothus
thyrsiflorus),
Coffeeberry
(
Frangula californica
),
Toyon
(
Heteromeles arbutifolia
),
Douglas Iris
(
Iris douglasiana
),
Twinberry Honeysuckle
(
Lonicera involucrata
),
Sticky Monkeyflower
(
Mimulus aurantiacus
),
Monterey Pine
(
Pinus radiata
),
Black Sage
(
Salvia mellifera
), and
Lupine
s (
Lupinus species
).
Maintenance
As needed to shape
Propagation
?
Seed or rooted cuttings
Natural Setting
Site Type
Slopes, seaside bluffs as a component of central coast chaparral
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 14.4" - 59.1", Summer Precipitation: 0.19" - 0.57", Coldest Month: 42.0" - 49.4", Hottest Month: 62.8" - 74.3", Humidity: 0.46" - 23.10", Elevation: 0" - 3006"
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Pajaro Manzanita
Arctostaphylos pajaroensis
Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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