Woollyleaf Manzanita

Woollyleaf Manzanita is a perennial evergreen shrub with a low-lying mounding form, growing 3.3-8 feet tall, and up to 10 feet wide. Winter blooms of white to pink turn to fuzzy berries of green and red, hanging above shaggy reddish bark. Endemic to the coast of CA from LA county north through the Bay Area.

A lovely option for the garden, as a hedge, focal shrub in a habitat garden, or when planted amidst other chaparral shrubs like Ceanothus, Mountain Mahogany, or monkeyflowers. Woollyleaf Manzanita is a likely host plant to several species of butterflies and moths, including the Eleganth Sheepmoth and Hoary Elfin.

Lifeform: Perennial, Shrub

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade

Water: Dry, Light

Soil: Clay, Loam, Rocky, Sand

Other: Attracts Bees, Attracts Birds, Attracts Butterflies, Drought Tolerant

Container	1-Gal, D-16, D-40, TB4
Ecological Value	Likely host to 53 species of butterflies and moths including the Elegant Sheepmoth and Hoary Elfin.
Ethnobotanical Uses	Pomo people grind seeds into a meal for biscuits or for mush, Miwok use dried berries for winter consumption (chew, but never swallow) or crush them for sweet, unfermented cider.
Distribution	Endemic to California, found in chaparral canyons, foothills, and lower mountains from the Bay Area to LA County.
Elevation	10" – 5560"
Habitat	Rocky or sandy soils, slopes.
Communities	Chaparral, Closed-cone Pine Forest, Coastal Scrub