Arctostaphylos 'Lester Rowntree', Manzanita shade or part sun American native 10' x 10'

American native 10' x 10' or more

part sun or shade yields much prettier results

having blue-green-grey foliage and branches

Toward summer the leaves turn progressively greener

small elegant blooms have pincushion centers ringed with a collar of large sepals above spreading carpets of finely cut leaves

Arctostaphylos 'Lester Rowntree', Manzanita shade or part sun American native 10' x 10'Its open habit reveals an internal framework of beautiful dark mahogany branches. Copper red new growth matures to pewter gray green foliage that sets off dainty clusters of rose pink flowers beautiful color all around. Selected by the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, a hybrid between pajaroensis and possibly obispoensis. In our garden, it is planted on the north side of a gentle slope with shade from Fagus sylvatica 'Red Obelisk'. Given the shade, it