Hairy Manzanita

Arctostaphylos columbiana Piper - Heath family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 6.0 feet

Planting Distance: 3.7 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Root Depth: 7 inches

Growth Form: Multiple Stem

Growth Rate: Slow

Features

Flower Color: White

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Early Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: Yes

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Low

Flood Tolerance: None

Fire Tolerance: None

Salt Tolerance: None

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds

Larval Species depending on Hairy Manzanita: Aseptis ethnica, Cacoecimorpha pronubana, Epinotia subplicana, Epinotia terracoctana, Eupithecia gilvipennata, Eupithecia graefii, Lotisma trigonana, Mesogona rubra, Nemoria darwiniata, Neoalcis californiaria, Orthosia mys, Pero mizon, Pseudochelaria mansanitae, Pseudochelaria scabrella

Native Range

  • CAN:  British Columbia
  • USA:  California, Oregon, Washington
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.