Arctostaphylos 'White Lanterns'
Common name: 
White Lanterns Manzanita
Pronunciation: 
ark-tow-STAF-i-los
Family: 
Ericaceae
Genus: 
Arctostaphylos
Synonyms: 
Arctostaphylos densiflora 'White Lanterns'
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
Yes
  • Evergreen shrub, slow growing, symmetrical, dense dome to 3-4 ft high and a similar width..  Leaves glossy green, alternate, simple, 1-3 cm long, elliptic, pointed.  Flowers pendulous, small, pinkish in buds, emerging white during late winter-spring; in small, short clusters.  Usually a heavy bloomer.
  • Sun to light shade, requires acid soils, good drainage; drought tolerant.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 7    Some consider it a selection from Arctostaphylos densiflora, which is native to Sonoma County, California.  it originated in the Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens.
  • Oregon State University campus:  south of Austin Hall at 2751 Jefferson Way
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  • plant habit, winter

    plant habit, winter

  • shoot

    shoot

  • emerging clusters (pink)

    emerging clusters (pink)

  • plant habit, flowering early spring

    plant habit, flowering early spring

  • flower clusters and leaves

    flower clusters and leaves