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Arctstaphylos edmundsii Danville * Danville Manzanita

Arctostaphylos edmundsii Danville is an ultra-low growing manzanita, a compact selection of the species with green to grey-green leaves. Arctostaphylos edmundsii Danville grows to around 3" tall and as much as three feet wide. Arctostaphylos edmundsii Danville blooms Winter into early Spring with white flowers typically starting in January. Arctostaphylos edmundsii Danville grows in full sun near the coast and prefers some afternoon shade for inland gardens. Arctostaphylos edmundsii Danville is drought tolerant but being a coastal selection will need some infrequent summer irrigation. Arctostaphylos edmundsii Danville performs well in the high shade of Oaks. Arctostaphylos edmundsii Danville is a hummingbird favorite as it blooms when not much else is blooming in the Native Garden. Arctostaphylos edmundsii Danville is a host plant for the Western Tussock Moth Caterpillar and is often visited by Monarchs, California Dogface, and Cloudless Sulfur Butterflies looking for nectar when in bloom. Manzanitas suffer from fungal dieback. Proper sanitation is important not to spread the problem with your tools.Arctostaphylos edmundsii Danville will not take traffic and looks best when it can grow to its natural width.

Arctostaphylos edmundsii Danville, Danville Manzanita

Flowers and foliage of Arctostaphylos edmundsii Danville the Danville Manzanita. High resolution photos are part of our garden image collection.

Other plants from the Arctostaphylos genus featured on this site:
Arctostaphylos edmundsii Little Sur
Arctostaphylos Howard McMinn
Arctostaphylos insularis
Arctostaphylos John Dourley
Arctostaphylos Lester Rowntree
Arctostaphylos Pacific Mist