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Howard McMinn Manzanita
Arctostaphylos densiflora ‘Howard McMinn’
Howard McMinn Manzanita is a slow-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 7-10, that matures to about 6–10 ft x 6–10 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with low water needs in well-drained and occasionally-dry soil. Expect white and pink blooms in winter and spring. It attracts bees, hummingbirds and pollinators, stands up well to drought and deer and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 7-10
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 6–10 ft x 6–10 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- White, Pink
- Bloom season
- Winter, Spring
- Attracts
- Bees, Hummingbirds, Pollinators
- Tough against
- Drought, Deer
- Native to
- California
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