Arctostaphylos bakeri 'Louis Edmunds'
Louis Edmunds Manzanita
Description
This is an upright shrub that slowly grows 6'-8' tall and 6' wide. Bark is a beautiful purple color with gray green foliage and pink flowers during late winter and early spring. Hummingbirds are wild about the flowers. This shrub tolerates clay or loamy soil. It also tolerates heat but does not do well with fertilizer. Plant in full or part sun. This evergreen plant also attracts bees and butterflies and other birds.
Sun
Full, Half
Water
Low
Growth Rate
Slow
Soil Type
Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular
Soil Condition
Average, Well-drained
Soil pH
Neutral
Adverse Factors
Attracts Bees
Apply as little fertilizer as possible.
If you use fertilizer make sure it stays on the landscape, and carefully water it in so there is NO runoff.