Emerald Carpet Plant

Emerald carpet manzanita is an evergreen groundcover preferred by the non native folks that want to plant a native.

Emerald carpet plant. Often planted en mass to create a large scale groundcover. It is a cross between a. Rubus pentalobus emerald carpet aka emerald carpet creeping raspberry. The emerald carpet also thrives in nearly any soil type except for clay.

Tall by 6 ft. Its shiny dark green leaves and red stems are complimented by cluster of white flowers in january and february possibly earlier. Nummularia and needs fertile soil to retain its deep green color. Emerald carpet is drought tolerant but tolerates garden water well and is popular in commercial landscaping.

A hybrid of two coastal species a little. This is a hybrid between arctostaphylos uva ursi and arctostaphylos nummularia. It is a hybrid between arctostaphylos uva ursi and arctostaphylos nummularia. A natural hybrid discovered on haven s neck on the southern mendocino coast.

Not a plant for heavy clay it does well in most other soil types. When you re ready to plant your emerald dig a hole that s about one and a half to two times your plant s root ball place the root ball back fill the soil and water to settle the roots. Grows in sun to part sun. Emerald carpet manzanita is an evergreen groundcover.

Butterfly attracting plants culinary plants drought tolerant plants groundcovers pollinator plants medicinal plants xeriscaping plants evergreen perennials cottage garden plants green. Somewhat slower growing than bearberry and slightly taller. Arctostaphylos emerald carpet is probably the favorite of most landscapers due to its exceptionally dense rich green glossy foliage attractive stems and white flowers in early spring. Emerald carpet is drought tolerant from ft.

Clusters of small white urn shaped flowers decorate the plant in early winter. It is a very compact and dense plant with small glossy deep green leaves that nearly hide the attractive cinnamon red stems with exfoliating bark. Emerald carpet manzanita this popular manzanita emerald carpet is valued for its dense deep green foliage and rapid spreading growth up to two feet a year. Emerald carpet raspberry makes a fine choice for the outdoor landscape but it is also well suited for use in outdoor pots and containers.

Hardiness zone 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b. Because of its spreading habit of growth it is ideally suited for use as a spiller in the spiller thriller filler container combination. It will grow to about 1 tall and 6 wide. This popular manzanita forms a wonderful dense green groundcover around 1 ft.

Arctostaphylos emerald carpet carpet manzanita a low growing shrub 10 to 16 inches tall and spreading to 3 6 feet wide.