Hairy Manzanita
Arctostaphylos columbiana
Hairy manzanita is a large Pacific Northwest manzanita with crooked red branches and white-pink spring bell flowers, followed by reddish berries for wildlife. Drought-hardy and deer-resistant.
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–6 ft
- Spacing
- 6–12 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, pollinators
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~17 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- CA, OR, WA
Related native plants
More Arctostaphylos species
- Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
- Greenleaf Manzanita (Arctostaphylos patula)
- Pinemat Manzanita (Arctostaphylos nevadensis)
- Common Manzanita (Arctostaphylos manzanita)
- Pringle Manzanita (Arctostaphylos pringlei)
- Hooker's Manzanita (Arctostaphylos hookeri)