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Stanford's Manzanita
Arctostaphylos stanfordiana
  
5 Nurseries Carry This Plant

About Stanford's Manzanita (Arctostaphylos stanfordiana) 5 Nurseries Carry This Plant Arctostaphylos stanfordiana is a species in the Ericaceae (Heath) family known by the common name Stanford's manzanita. It is endemic to California, in the outer North Coast Ranges north of the San Francisco Bay Area. This is a bushy shrub growing one half meter to two meters in height. Leaves are oblong to widely lance-shaped, shiny green, and up to 5 centimeters long. The flower cluster is a loose cluster of urn-shaped manzanita flowers which are pink, with some so pale that they are nearly white. The fruit is an oblong drupe about 7 millimeters wide. In the garden this Manzanita is very versatile, being tolerant of a variety of soils (including serpentine) and climates. It has especially attractive bark. Baker's Manzanita was formerly considered a subspecies of stanfordiana, and some sources may still refer to it that way; however, Arctostaphylos bakeri is now considered a separate species. Stanfordiana still has 2 recognized subspecies, decumbens and raichei, both of which are rare in the wild.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Shrub

Size
Size
4 - 9 ft tall
6 ft wide

Form
Form
Rounded

Dormancy
Dormancy
Evergreen

Flower Color
Flower Color
Pink, White

Flowering Season
Flowering Season
Winter, Spring

Wildlife Supported
 
Numerous insects are attracted to Manzanita flowers. Birds and small mammals are attracted to the fruits.

 
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 43 likely * ) SHOW ALL
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Callophrys augustinus Image
The Brown Elfin Callophrys augustinusCallophrys augustinus
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Hyalophora euryalus Image
Ceanothus Silkmoth Hyalophora euryalusHyalophora euryalus
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Hemileuca eglanterina Image
Elegant Sheepmoth Hemileuca eglanterinaHemileuca eglanterina
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Callophrys polios Image
Hoary Elfin Callophrys poliosCallophrys polios
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Saturnia mendocino Image
Mendocino Silk Moth Saturnia mendocinoSaturnia mendocino
*
Egira perlubens Image
Brown Woodling Egira perlubensEgira perlubens
*
Phyllodesma americana Image
Lappet Moth Phyllodesma americanaPhyllodesma americana

Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Part Shade

Moisture
Moisture
Low, Very Low

Summer Irrigation
Summer Irrigation
Max 2x / month once established

Nurseries
Nurseries
Carried by 5

Ease of Care
Ease of Care
Very Easy

Cold Tolerance
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 5° F

Soil Drainage
Soil Drainage
Medium, Slow

Soil Description
Soil Description
Tolerates clay soil. Tolerates Serpentine Soil. Soil PH: 5.0 - 7.5

Common uses
Common uses
Hedges, Bird Gardens, Hummingbird Gardens, Bee Gardens

Companion Plants
Companion Plants
In the wild it occurs with California Barberry (Berberis pinnata), various Ceanothus sp., California Coffeeberry (Frangula californica), Silktassel (Garrya elliptica or fremontii), Oceanspray (Holodiscus discolor), Tanoak (Notholithocarpus densiflorus), Gooseberry (Ribes sp.), Snowberry (Symphoricarpos sp.), and California Wild Grape (Vitis californica). Can also be used with virtually any native chaparral plants

Maintenance
Maintenance
Takes pruning well and can be shaped into a hedge. Prune in late summer to avoid infection

Propagation
Propagation?
Seeds or cuttings

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Slopes, ridges and canyons of the northern Coast Ranges

Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 23.1" - 123.6", Summer Precipitation: 0.32" - 3.72", Coldest Month: 36.1" - 49.6", Hottest Month: 53.4" - 74.3", Humidity: 0.39" - 23.60", Elevation: 39" - 6808"


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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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