Emerald Carpet Plant

This is a hybrid between arctostaphylos uva ursi and arctostaphylos nummularia.

Emerald carpet plant.

It is a cross between a. Often planted en mass to create a large scale groundcover. Emerald carpet raspberry makes a fine choice for the outdoor landscape but it is also well suited for use in outdoor pots and containers. It is a hybrid between arctostaphylos uva ursi and arctostaphylos nummularia.

Emerald carpet manzanita is an evergreen groundcover. Grows in sun to part sun. A natural hybrid discovered on haven s neck on the southern mendocino coast. Emerald carpet is drought tolerant but tolerates garden water well and is popular in commercial landscaping.

Emerald carpet manzanita is an evergreen groundcover preferred by the non native folks that want to plant a native. Flower color is and blooms in summer. It will grow to about 1 tall and 6 wide. The emerald carpet also thrives in nearly any soil type except for clay.

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. Bragg thru oregon along the coast anywhere else treat as a drought tolerant lawn. Rubus pentalobus emerald carpet aka emerald carpet creeping raspberry. Nummularia and needs fertile soil to retain its deep green color.

Plant it near the edges where it can spill gracefully over the pot. Tall by 6 ft. 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. Because of its spreading habit of growth it is ideally suited for use as a spiller in the spiller thriller filler container combination.

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. Hardiness zone 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b. Emerald carpet is drought tolerant from ft. Butterfly attracting plants culinary plants drought tolerant plants groundcovers pollinator plants medicinal plants xeriscaping plants evergreen perennials cottage garden plants green.

Its shiny dark green leaves and red stems are complimented by cluster of white flowers in january and february possibly earlier. A hybrid of two coastal species a little. This popular manzanita forms a wonderful dense green groundcover around 1 ft. 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.

Clusters of small white urn shaped flowers decorate the plant in early winter.