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Products > Arctostaphylos densiflora 'White Lanterns'   Arctostaphylos densiflora 'White Lanterns' - White Lantern Manzanita Note: This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.     Habit and Cultural Information Category: Shrub Family: Ericaceae (Heaths, Heathers) Origin: California (U.S.A.) Evergreen: Yes Flower Color: White Bloomtime: Winter Parentage: (Arctostaphylos densiflora selection) Height: 4-8 feet Width: 8-12 feet Exposure: Sun or Shade Summer Dry: Yes Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 0-10° F Arctostaphylos densiflora 'White Lanterns' (White Lantern Manzanita) - A very dense shrub to 5-7 ft tall by 8-12 ft wide with small elliptical medium-green leaves and white flowers that are tinged pink and are borne in profusion in late winter. Plant in full sun to part shade. Irrigate initially but it is eventually drought tolerant in Southern California. Hardy to 0-10 F. This plant is a beautiful winter-blooming shrub with flowers contrasting well with the dark mahogany bark. It is similar to 'Howard McMinn' but more dense and fine textured and is a great choice as a specimen plant or for mass planting in sun or part shade. A Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Introduction from a volunteer plant selected in the garden by legendary horticulturist Dara Emery. It has been more lately identified as a selection of Arctostaphylos densiflora. Nevin Smith of Suncrest nurseries has noted that this plant is exceptionally resistant to disease. Our thanks to Santa Barbra Botanic Garden horticulturist Carol Bornstein for bringing our attention to this very fine cultivar.  This information about Arctostaphylos densiflora 'White Lanterns' displayed is based on research conducted in our library and from reliable online resources. We will also note observations that we have made about it as it grows in the gardens in our nursery and those elsewhere, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments we receive from others, and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share cultural information that would aid others in growing it.     [MORE INFO]