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Evergreen shrubPrivacy screenHedgeDrought tolerantPollinatorsNativeWinter interest

Howard McMinn Manzanita

Arctostaphylos ‘Howard McMinn’ · a shrub manzanita with pale pink flowers

One of the most garden-tolerant manzanitas, with twisting red bark, small glossy leaves and clusters of pale pink flowers from late winter into spring. It takes shearing well, so it makes a fine hedge. Avoid waterlogged soil, and once it's established give it little or no summer water, which shortens its life.

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Mature size
7 × 9 ft
2.1 × 2.7 m, tall × wide
Sun
Full sun to part shade
Water
Dry
Blooms
Feb–Mar

Howard McMinn Manzanita at its mature size

A mature Howard McMinn Manzanita grows 5 to 10 feet tall and 6 to 12 feet wide, taller than most people.

Drawn to scale beside a 5 ft 9 in person. With VeraScape, you see it at this size in your own yard.

Typical mature size, unpruned. Sources: San Marcos Growers, Calscape.

Growing Howard McMinn Manzanita

Grows well in
California.
Good for
Privacy screen, hedge, drought tolerant, pollinators, and winter interest
Leaves
Evergreen
Native to
Garden selection (California native)

Spacing for a hedge

VeraScape spaces plants so their grown canopies just touch. For Howard McMinn Manzanita, that’s about 9 ft apart, center to center.

Place a row in your own yard and VeraScape spaces them at their mature width, so you can see whether they’ll crowd the walk.