Arctostaphylos columbiana
Common name:
Hairy Manzanita
Pronunciation:
ark-tow-STAF-i-los kol-LUM-bee-an-a
Family:
Ericaceae
Genus:
Type:
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
Yes
- Broadleaf evergreen shrub, 3-10 ft (0.9-3 m) tall, upright, branching from the base or single stemmed, smooth rust colored bark. Young stems noticeably hairy, smooth with age. Leaves alternate, simple, ovate to oblong, 2-7 cm long, thick, acute at apex, rounded to obtuse at base, tomentose when young, becoming glabrous and gray-green, petiole 3-7 mm. Flowers small, pendulous pale pink to nearly white, produced in spring. Fruit in clusters, each a flattened sphere, light red, 8 mm.
- Sun to light shade, requires acid soils. Works well with other ericaceous plants such as huckleberries (Vaccinium) and salal (Gautheria shallon).
- Hardy to USDA Zone 7 Native to the low coastal mountains from Southern British Columbia to central California.
- A low growing, compact, red-barked form known as ‘Oregon Hybrid’ is offered in some nurseries.
- columbiana: of British Columbia or the Columbia River area
- Corvallis: front of house at 211 16th St., between Jackson and Van Buren.
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plant habit, winter
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leaves
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developing flower clusters, fall to sping
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plant habit, spring flowering
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plant habit, spring flowering
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foliage and flowers
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flower clusters and leaves
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in habitat,summer
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young leaves and hairy stems,summer
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immature fruit
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in habitat, fruiting
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leaves and fruit clusters
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leaves and fruit
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mature fruit cluster
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