Arctostaphylos Densiflora Emerald Carpet

Emerald carpet is drought tolerant and is popular in commercial landscaping.

Arctostaphylos densiflora emerald carpet.

Emerald carpet manzanita this popular manzanita emerald carpet is valued for its dense deep green foliage and rapid spreading growth up to two feet a year. Arctostaphylos is a genus of woody evergreen shrubs or small trees native primarily to western north america from southern british columbia into mexico. It is a very compact and dense plant with small glossy deep green leaves that nearly hide the attractive cinnamon red stems with exfoliating bark. Tall by 6 ft.

This species has been widely used in developing manzanita cultivars and hybrids for garden use. Arctostaphylos emerald carpet arctostaphylos emerald carpet manzanita a low growing shrub to 1 foot tall and spreading to 3 6 feet wide. Not a plant for heavy clay it does well in most other soil types. A few of the cultivars listed as arctostaphylos densiflora include.

Emerald carpet mound forming 25 35 cm high dense harmony to 1 m tall 2 m wide howard mcminn to 1 5 2 m tall dense dry shade to full sun. There are about 60 species of arctostaphylos ranging from ground hugging arctic coastal and mountain species. This popular manzanita forms a wonderful dense green groundcover around 1 ft. It is a hybrid between arctostaphylos uva ursi and arctostaphylos nummularia.

From ἄρκτος árktos bear and σταφυλή staphulḗ bunch of grapes is a genus of plants comprising the manzanitas ˌ m æ n z ə ˈ n iː t ə z and bearberries they are shrubs or small trees. Arctostaphylos emerald carpet manzanita. A hybrid of two coastal species a little. A natural hybrid discovered on haven s neck on the southern mendocino coast.

Emerald carpet manzanita is an evergreen groundcover. Often planted en mass to create a large scale. Uva ursi as well as the closely related arctous alpinus and arctous ruber are collectively referred to as bearberries and are found in circumpolar areas of north america europe and asia. Clusters of small white urn shaped flowers decorate the plant in early winter.

It will grow to about 1 tall and 6 wide. Hybrid of arctostaphylos uva ursi and arctostaphylos nummulara found in haven s neck on the north coast.