Manzanita, Chieftain
Arctostaphylos x coloradensis ‘Chieftain’
Description
Description and image courtesy of Plant Select:
Chieftain manzanita is a selection from the Uncompaghre Plateau in western Colorado. It's a much more vigorous manzanita than other Plant Select® introductions. It's also the largest of our hardy manzanitas.
Oval leaves emerge with a reddish tint changing to bold dark green, persisting through the winter making this an outstanding evergreen groundcover. White flowers tinged with pink appear in late spring followed by red berries in early fall. Striking, smooth cinnamon-red to purplish exfoliating bark appears as the plant matures.
- Botanical Name
- Arctostaphylos x coloradensis ‘Chieftain’
- Height
- 3-4'
- Width
- 5-8'
- Sun Exposure
- Full Sun Partial Sun
- Soil Type
- Well Draining
- Bloom Time
- Spring
- Bloom Colors
- Pink
- Foliage Colors
- Dark Green Red
- Water Requirements
- Low