Pringle Manzanita
Arctostaphylos pringlei
Pringle manzanita is a tall, glandular-hairy manzanita of Southwestern mountains and high desert, with red bark and pink bloom. A heat- and drought-proof, deer-resistant evergreen for arid gardens.
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–15 ft
- Spacing
- 6–12 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- February, March, April
- Bloom colors
- pink
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, pollinators
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~17 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- AZ, CA, NV, UT
Related native plants
More Arctostaphylos species
- Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
- Greenleaf Manzanita (Arctostaphylos patula)
- Pinemat Manzanita (Arctostaphylos nevadensis)
- Common Manzanita (Arctostaphylos manzanita)
- Hairy Manzanita (Arctostaphylos columbiana)
- Hooker's Manzanita (Arctostaphylos hookeri)