Arctostaphylos 'Emerald Carpet' - Flower closeup
Arctostaphylos 'Emerald Carpet'
Emerald Carpet manzanita
Arctostaphylos 'Emerald Carpet' Characteristics
Attributes
- Salt Tolerant
- Portola Valley Ranch approved
- California native
- Berries
- Evergreen
- Wind resistant
Flower color
- White / Cream / Ivory
Foliage color
- Green / Blue-green
Growth habit (plant shape)
- Mounding
- Trailing
Exposure
- Sunny all day - Coast
- Sunny all day - Inland
- Morning sun
Season of interest (flowering)
- Winter
- Spring
Season of interest (foliage)
- Year round
Your soil type
- Clay-loam
- Clay
- Sandy loam
- Sand
- Loam
Water requirements
- None
- None - Low
Critter resistance
- Squirrel resistant
- Deer resistant
- Rabbit resistant
Wildlife appeal
- Attracts beneficial insects
- Attracts hummingbirds
- Attracts bees
Suggested uses
- Median strip
- Firescaping
- Under pine trees
- Groundcover
- Under redwoods
- Under CA native oaks
Origin
- California
Plants that work well with Arctostaphylos 'Emerald Carpet'
Coyote mint
(Monardella villosa ssp. villosa)
Conejo buckwheat
(Eriogonum crocatum)
Fringe cups
(Tellima grandiflora)
Red buckwheat, Rosy buckwheat
(Eriogonum grande var. rubescens)
Siskiyou woolly sunflower
(Eriophyllum lanatum 'Siskiyou')