Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Howard McMinn'
Common name:
Howard McMinn Manzanita
Pronunciation:
ark-tow-STAF-i-los den-si-FLOR-a
Family:
Ericaceae
Genus:
Type:
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
No
- Broadleaf evergreen shrub, mounding shrub, 4-8 ft (1.2-2.4 m) tall by 6-10 ft (1.8-3.0 m) wide, reddish brown stems. Leaves alternate, simple, 1-3 cm long, elliptic, glossy green, upper and lower sides similar. Flowers small, pendulous, white with a pinkish ting, in tight, short clusters, produced in spring. Fruit about 6 mm, somewhat spherical, brick red, matures in the summer, persists into winter.
- Sun to light shade, requires acid soils, tolerates clay-loam soils, best with good drainage; drought tolerant. Considered a long-lived and dependable selection. Sunset Western Garden Book (2007) suggests pinching the tips of any upright branches after flowering to make the plant as dense as a "sheared Kurume azalea."
- Hardy to USDA Zone (6)7 Named after Howard E. McMinn, California botanist and author. His books include; An Illustrated Manual of California Shrubs, and A Illustrated Manual of Pacific Coast Trees (with Evelyn Maino).
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plant habit, spring flowering
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leaves and flowers
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flower clusters
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leafy shoot
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