A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Greenleaf manzanita
Arctostaphylos patula
Native evergreen foliage, pink-white flowers, and red bark add interest without frequent watering.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
Use a well-drained site; suited to dry conditions once established.
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil moisture
- Dry soil
- Mature size
- Up to 7 ft tall · Spreading shrub
- Season of interest
- Early spring flowers & evergreen leaves
- Local climate
- Cold hardy to USDA zone 5; upper zone not specified.
- Garden role
- An evergreen shrub for a dry border
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of japanese pittosporum.
Pittosporum tobira
Try greenleaf manzanita for an evergreen shrub for a dry border.
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Photo credits & licenses
Greenleaf manzanita: Walter Siegmund · CC BY 2.5
Japanese pittosporum: skdavidson · CC BY-SA 2.5
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