{"product_id":"manzanita-carmel-sur-1","title":"Arctostaphylos hookeri - Fort Ord Monterey Manzanita","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArctostaphylos hookeri\u003c\/em\u003e - Fort Ord Monterey Manzanita\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePot size: \u003c\/b\u003e1 gallon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMounded to erect shrub to 1.5 m tall, without a basal burl (can be killed by fire. Small green leaves, dense flower clusters of white to pink flowers and shiny egg-shaped or round red drupes.  Hooker’s manzanita grows near the similar sandmat manzanita (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA. pumila\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e); the two can be differentiated by the sandmat manzanita's having different tones of green on either side of its cupped leaves. Sandmat manzanita also differs by usually having glandular berries. Hooker’s manzanita is also similar in appearance to sensitive manzanita\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvergreen Woody Perennial                                \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSize: \u003c\/b\u003e1'-6' tall; 6' wide \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLight: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFull Sun\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoil: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eit is mostly found on exposed sandstone crags where soil depth and development are comparably shallow.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWater: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDrought tolerant once established, but enjoys occasional summer water (2x\/month), especially away from the coast.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBloom: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBlooms February through May  \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOther notes: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe largest stands of Hooker's manzanita occur on the Fort Ord National Monument, which contain thousands of acres of potential habitat. Twenty years of weed-abatement on the Monument have greatly improved the habitat quality for this and other rare species.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUses: \u003c\/b\u003eAttracts hummingbirds, butterflies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003ePlants donated by: Sierra Azul Nursery\u003c\/h5\u003e","brand":"UC Master Gardeners of Monterey Bay Plant Sales","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39765171241005,"sku":"","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0382\/9058\/7693\/products\/Arcostaphyloshookeri_FortOrd__1.jpg?v=1633492817","url":"https:\/\/uc-master-gardeners-of-monterey-bay-plant-sales.myshopify.com\/products\/manzanita-carmel-sur-1","provider":"UC Master Gardeners of Monterey Bay","version":"1.0","type":"link"}