Austin Griffiths Manzanita – 2-Year-Old Live Plant, 8–12 Inches

Add beautiful architectural form and year-round interest to your garden with Austin Griffiths Manzanita (Arctostaphylos hybrid 'Austin Griffiths'). This distinctive California native hybrid is prized for its twisting mahogany-red branches, attractive evergreen foliage, and delicate late-winter flowers.

Your plant is a 2-year-old, 8–12-inch-tall potted specimen.

🌿 Distinctive Evergreen Structure

Austin Griffiths is a multi-branched evergreen shrub or small tree with an open, sculptural growth habit. Its dark red to mahogany-colored branches twist into striking shapes, creating an attractive landscape focal point throughout the year.

Glossy, light sage-green leaves appear toward the tips of its branches, adding a soft contrast to the dark stems.

🌸 Late-Winter Flowers and Berries

In late winter, clusters of delicate pale-pink, urn-shaped flowers dangle from the branch tips. These are followed by dark red berries, adding seasonal interest and attracting garden wildlife.

The flowers make this manzanita a lovely choice for gardens designed to welcome bees and hummingbirds.

🌳 Growth and Garden Uses

• Botanical name: Arctostaphylos hybrid 'Austin Griffiths'

• Common name: Austin Griffiths Manzanita

• Plant age: 2 years old

• Shipping height: 8–12 inches

• Plant type: Evergreen shrub or small multi-branched tree

• Mature size: Approximately 8–15 feet tall and 6–12 feet wide

• USDA hardiness zones: 7a–10b

• Flower color: Pale pink

• Flowering season: Late winter

• Light: Full sun to light shade; part shade is preferred in inland areas

• Soil pH: Approximately 4.0–7.0

• Soil: Well-drained clay, rocky, or sandy soil

This hybrid is a cross between 'Dr. Hurd' and 'Sentinel' manzanitas. It is noted for its relatively rapid growth and ability to tolerate a wider range of soil conditions than many manzanitas.

☀️ Growing and Care Tips

Austin Griffiths prefers excellent drainage and relatively dry conditions once established.

• Plant in a location with full sun to light shade.

• Provide occasional irrigation while establishing.

• Once established, water sparingly, especially during summer.

• Allow soil to dry between watering.

• Avoid consistently wet or poorly drained soil.

This manzanita is very drought tolerant once established, heat tolerant, and reported to be resistant to Verticillium wilt. It is also deer resistant, according to the grower.

🪴 Versatile Landscape Plant

Its unusual branching and evergreen foliage make Austin Griffiths an excellent choice for:

• Landscape focal points and specimen planting

• Native and drought-tolerant gardens

• Informal hedges

• Bee, bird, and hummingbird gardens

• Bonsai projects

• Container gardening

📦 Shipping and Plant Information

• Ships as a live, 2-year-old plant, approximately 8–12 inches tall.

• Plants are grown in pots; pots may be removed before shipping.

• Every plant is inspected for quality before shipment.

• Free shipping is available to most locations.

Shipping restrictions and weather holds:

• Additional freight surcharges may apply to Alaska, Hawaii, APO addresses, U.S. territories, and remote locations.

• Orders may be held if temperatures are above 89°F or below 20°F to help protect plants during transit.

Please unpack your plant promptly after delivery and allow it to acclimate to its new environment.

If you have concerns about your plant's condition upon arrival, please contact us. We are happy to help.

Grown by Scenic Hill Farm, a licensed Oregon nursery.

Please note: Shipping height is not the mature plant size. Growth, flowering, and final appearance depend on climate and growing conditions.