Arctostaphylos hookeri

Common Names

Hooker's Manzanita, Monterey Manzanita, Manzanita, Hearst's Manzanita

Summary

Hooker's manzanita is a native California evergreen shrub with a low, mat-forming or mounding habit, typically 1–5 ft tall and 6–10 ft wide, endemic to the coast from the San Francisco Bay Area to the Central Coast, featuring small green leaves, dense clusters of white to pink flowers, and shiny red drupes.

Its cultivation prefers full sun to partial shade and well-drained soils with low moisture, is drought-tolerant, and hardier to USDA Zone 8; uses include groundcover and hedge, with landscape roles in beds and borders, food production, and topiary, and propagation is typically by seeds or softwood cuttings.

Lifecycle

Perennial

Height

2-6 feet

Spread

6-8 feet

Hardiness Zones

Zones 8a-8b

Sunlight Requirements

Full Sun to Partial Shade.

Soil Type

Well-drained acidic soil (pH 5.0–6.0), preferably heavy loam to sandy loam

Soil Drainage

Well-drained soils.

Soil pH

5.0–7.5 pH (slightly acidic to neutral)

Bloom Color

White to pink

Bloom Time

Spring through Winter

Foliage Color

Green

Fall Foliage Color

Green

Leaf Lifecycle

Evergreen broadleaf

Growth Rate

Moderate

Seasons of Interest

Winter and Spring

Propagation Methods

Seeds and Softwood cuttings

Attracts Wildlife

Attracts bees, hummingbirds, butterflies, birds