This shrub is upright to decumbent with dark red stems and spreading branches that form a mounded or bushy habit. It has bright green elliptical leaves and the small white urn-shaped pendant flowers appear in a cluster from late winter to mid-spring.

Hardiness zones 8 to 10 

Arctostaphylos stanfordiana is naturally found in North America growing on the North Coast Rangers of California in chaparral and woodlands or on open ridges and slopes at an altitude from 300 m to 1200 m (3,960 ft). 

It prefers an open sunny to exposed position and grows in well-drained moderately fertile sandy stony soils that are tending acidic with a pH 5-7 and is frost and drought tolerant. 

Stanford's Manzanita is grown for its bushy habit and flowers. It is planted in parks and gardens long borders for attracting birds or for screening. It is suitable for coastal or inland regions establishing in 3-4 years and is moderately long-lived. This shrub is also used for revegetation and is ideal for arid gardens. It may be difficult to obtain outside its native region requiring a specialist nursery. ID 3393

Arctostaphylos (AHK -toh-STAF-ee-los) stanfordiana ( STAN-for-dee-AH-nah)

Ericaceae (er-ek-AY-see-ee)
Bilberries, Blueberries,Cranberies, Heathers, Heaths, Rhododendrons, Wintergreens