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Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. gabrielensis

Arctostaphylos gabrielensis

Also called San Gabriel manzanita

San Gabriel manzanita is a native evergreen shrub of southern California's San Gabriel Mountains, growing 1 to 2 m tall with a large woody burl at the base. It is a chaparral plant best suited to dry, sunny sites with sharp drainage.

Family
Ericaceae (Heather family)
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out between waterings; it is drought-tolerant once established.
Soil
Well-drained, gritty or sandy soil; poor, rocky soil is acceptable.
Temperature
Tolerates roughly -7 to 40 °C once established; protect young plants from hard frost.
How easy
Hard

About

Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. gabrielensis, known by the common name San Gabriel manzanita, is a subspecies of manzanita. It is endemic to one small area in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, California.

It is a member of the California montane chaparral and woodlands plant community.

Other Arctostaphylos plants

Santa Cruz manzanita · Mt. Diablo manzanita · Baker's manzanita · Cerro Bola manzanita · Hoary manzanita · Santa Catalina Island manzanita · Hairy manzanita · Santa Rosa Island manzanita · Brittleleaf Manzanita · La Cruz manzanita · Vine Hill manzanita · Little Sur manzanita

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. gabrielensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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