Greenleaf Manzanita
Arctostaphylos patula Greene - Heath familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 6.0 feet
Planting Distance: 34 inches
Plant Type: Shrub
Root Depth: 20 inches
Growth Form: Multiple Stem
Growth Rate: Slow
Features
Flower Color: White
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: Yes
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Clay Soil Tolerance: No
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: High
Flood Tolerance: None
Fire Tolerance: High
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds
Larval Species depending on Greenleaf Manzanita: Acleris senescens, Acronicta perdita, Aethaloida packardaria, Amorbia cuneana, Amorbia cuneanum, Anacamptodes clivinaria, Apharetra californiae, Archips rosanus, Aseptis ethnica, Automeris cecrops pamina, Cacoecimorpha pronubana, Callophrys augustinus, Callophrys augustinus iroides, Celastrina argiolus, Choristoneura nr. rosaceana, Coleophora glaucella, Eacles oslari, Egira perlubens, Epinotia arctostaphylana, Epinotia miscana, Epinotia subplicana, Epinotia terracoctana, Eupithecia gilvipennata, Eupithecia minturata, Fishia evelina, Gelechia panella, Hemileuca eglanterina shastaensis, Hesperumia fumosaria impensa, Hesperumia sulphuraria, Hyalophora columbia gloveri, Hyalophora euryalus, Hyaloscotes fumosa, Hydriomena manzanita, Malacosoma californica pluvialis, Malacosoma constricta constricta, Malacosoma disstria, Nemoria darwiniata, Nemoria glaucomarginaria, Orthosia mys, Orthosia pulchella, Paonias myops myops, Papestra invalida, Phyllodesma americana, Pseudochelaria mananitae, Pseudochelaria mansanitae, Saturnia mendocino, Sphinx vashti, Synaxis cervinaria
Native Range
- USA: Arizona, California, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington
- MEX: Mexico Northwest
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.