Emerald Carpet Plant

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 plant.

Bragg thru oregon along the coast anywhere else treat as a drought tolerant lawn. Emerald carpet is drought tolerant from ft. 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. A hybrid of two coastal species a little.

The emerald carpet also thrives in nearly any soil type except for clay. Clusters of small white urn shaped flowers decorate the plant in early winter. It is a hybrid between arctostaphylos uva ursi and arctostaphylos nummularia. Emerald carpet manzanita is an evergreen groundcover.

Grows in sun to part sun. Somewhat slower growing than bearberry and slightly taller. Tall by 6 ft. This popular manzanita forms a wonderful dense green groundcover around 1 ft.

Not a plant for heavy clay it does well in most other soil types. 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. A natural hybrid discovered on haven s neck on the southern mendocino coast. 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 manzanita is an evergreen groundcover preferred by the non native folks that want to plant a native. This is a hybrid between arctostaphylos uva ursi and arctostaphylos nummularia. Arctostaphylos emerald carpet carpet manzanita a low growing shrub 10 to 16 inches tall and spreading to 3 6 feet wide. Because of its spreading habit of growth it is ideally suited for use as a spiller in the spiller thriller filler container combination.

Nummularia and needs fertile soil to retain its deep green color. Its shiny dark green leaves and red stems are complimented by cluster of white flowers in january and february possibly earlier. Rubus pentalobus emerald carpet aka emerald carpet creeping raspberry. Flower color is and blooms in summer.

Butterfly attracting plants culinary plants drought tolerant plants groundcovers pollinator plants medicinal plants xeriscaping plants evergreen perennials cottage garden plants green. Emerald carpet is drought tolerant but tolerates garden water well and is popular in commercial landscaping. It will grow to about 1 tall and 6 wide. 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.