Arctostaphylos pajaroensis - Pajaro manzanita

Pajaro manzanita (Arctostaphylos pajaroensis) is a sprawling evergreen shrub native to the Pajaro Hills area of California’s central coast, grown as a ground cover or border planting for its dark red bark and bright red new growth.¹ It grows 1-2 m tall and wide.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹

Outputs

• Human food¹

Type

• Arctostaphylos spp. - Manzanita
• Shrub
• Evergreen

Functions

• Ground cover¹
• Drought-tolerance¹
• Wildlife habitat¹
• Flammable²

Dimension	At maturity
Height (m)	1-2
Diameter (m)	1-2

Footnotes

1. Arctostaphylos pajaroensis ‘Paradise Manzanita’, Pajaro Manzanita | Las Pilitas Nursery Native Plant Database ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time 7 seconds ↩