Height: Evergreen shrub that can grow up to 3 ft tall.

Habitat: This shrub prefers to grow in a full sun, dry to well-drained, acidic soil and is highly drought tolerant.

Foliage: Elliptic, hairy, evergreen, gray-green leaves.

Flowers: Clusters of fragrant, white to pinkish urn-shaped flowers bloom April through June, at the ends of branches.

Fruits: Small dark, rust-colored, edible fruits form in August usually; 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 inches in diameter; resembles a somewhat flattened tiny apple from which it derives its name (“manzanita” means “little apple” in Spanish).

Bark: Purplish-red pealing bark that is and is smooth and lustrous underneath.

Natural Habitat: Dry forest openings and rocky slopes west of the Cascades.

Why is it good for my garden? If your garden is dry and sunny, this is a great ornamental evergreen native that easily withstands the stress from city life as much as it does in the wild.

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For more information please check out the Burke Herbarium link below:

https://burkeherbarium.org/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Arctostaphylos%20media