1. CA Native Plants for Western L.A. County Gardens – Genus Arctostaphylos (Manzanitas & Bearberries)
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Scientific Name
Common Name
Trees and Tree-like Large Shrubs
Santa Crus
* Arctostaphylos
Manzanita
andersonii
Big-berry
X Arctostaphylos glauca
Manzanita
Size
Flower/
season
Light**
6-15 ft tall
& wide
Lt. pink/Sp
FS/PS
7-10 ft tall
& wide
White/ Sp
FS/PS
Soil
Welldrained
Welldrained
Welldrained;
alkali
Water
Zone+
1 to 1-2
1-2
Availability
13
1, 3, 8, 11-14
20, 24
** Arctostaphylos
glauca 'Los Angeles'
‘Los Angeles’
Manzanita
10-12 ft
tall & wide
Lt. pink/
W-Sp
FS
** Arctostaphylos
glauca 'Malibu'
‘Malibu’ Manzanita
10-12 ft t
8-10 ft w
Lt. pink/
W-Sp
FS
** Arctostaphylos
glauca 'Margarita Pearl'
‘Margarita Pearl’
Manzanita
6-9 ft tall
3-6 ft wide
White/W-Sp
FS/PS
‘Ramona’
Manzanita
Common
Manzanita
‘Byrd Hill’
Manzanita
‘Dr. Hurd’
Manzanita
8-20 ft tall
& wide
White/W
FS/PS
6-25 ft tall
12-18 ft w
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
13, 14
8-12+ ft t
8-10 ft w
Pink/Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
14
To 15 ft t
10 ft wide
Pink/W-Sp
FS
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
3, 6, 11, 13,
32
**Arctostaphylos
manzanita 'St. Helena'
‘St. Helena’
Manzanita
10 ft tall &
wide
Pink/W
FS
Welldrained
1-2
11, 13
* Arctostaphylos
montereyensis
Monterey
Manzanita
8-15 ft tall
& wide
Pink/W
FS
Sandy
best
1-2
8
* Arctostaphylos
morroensis
Morro manzanita
5-15+ ft t
6-15+ ft w
White/W
FS/PS
Sandy
best
1-2 to 2
* Arctostaphylos
pringlei ssp. drupacea
Pink-bracted
Manzanita
15 ft tall &
wide
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
* Arctostaphylos
rainbowensis
Rainbow Manzanita
6-12 ft tall
and wide
White/W
FS
** Arctostaphylos
glauca ‘Ramona’
* Arctostaphylos
X
manzanita
** Arctostaphylos
manzanita 'Byrd Hill'
** Arctostaphylos
manzanita ‘Dr Hurd’
X
X
Welldrained
Welldrained,
acidic
Welldrained
Welldrained,
sandy
Most
incl.
sandy
1 to 1-2
6, 13
1 to 1-2
13
1 to 1-2
6, 13
1-2 to 2
1 to 2
1 to 1-2
6
3. 6, 11, 13
Notes
Open, tree-like
habit; slow
Blue-green foliage;
open, tree-like
Natural cultivar from
Santa Monica Mtns;
nice tree
Samll tree; pale
leaves; good for
coast
Lg flowers, berries;
gray leaves; likes
heat
From San Diego
Co.; open habit
Nice structure
Tree-like; good
structure
Evergreen; good in
gardens
Tree-like shape;
hedgerows; slow
growth
Open, tree-like;
slow; best near
coast
Small, silvery
leaves; new growth
red; slow growing
6, 8
Slow; gray-green; lg
flower clusters
6, 8, 13
Slow; takes heat;
rare in wild; hardy
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2. Scientific Name
Common Name
Size
* Arctostaphylos
refugioensis
Refugio Manzanita
15-20 ft
10-12 ft
* Arctostaphylos
silvicola
Bonny Doon
Manzanita
** Arctostaphylos
‘Lester Rowntree’
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‘Lester Rowntree’
Manzanita
Flower/
season
Light**
Soil
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
Best in
clay
6-10+ ft
tall & wide
White/W-Sp
FS/PS
Sandy
best; sl.
acidic
8-10 ft tall
10+ wide
Pink/Sp
FS/PS
Water
Zone+
1-2
Availability
3, 6, 11, 14
1 to 1-2
6, 8, 13
1-2 to 2
3, 8, 13, 14,
32
Notes
New growth flame
red; upright treelike; fast growth
Gray-green foliage;
slow; fine under
pines
A. obispoensis x A.
pajaroensis?,
Gray-green leaves;
tree-like of lg hedge
Large Shrubs (> 6 ft tall; including those for screens and tall hedges)
* Arctostaphylos
auriculata
** Arctostaphylos
bakeri (stanfordiana)
bakeri 'Louis Edmunds'
X
Arctostaphylos
catalinae
** Arctostaphylos
densiflora 'Howard
McMinn'
** Arctostaphylos
densiflora
'Sentinel'
** Arctostaphylos
densiflora x bakeri
'Baby Bear'
** Arctostaphylos
densiflora x bakeri
'Mama Bear'
** Arctostaphylos
insularis ‘Canyon
Sparkles’
** Arctostaphylos
manzanita ‘Hood
Mountain’
Mount Diablo
Manzanita
‘Louis Edmunds’
(Sepentine)
Manzanita
3-12 ft tall
& wide
5-8 ft tall
8 ft wide
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
1-2 to 2
13
Nice shape; bluegreen; slow growing
Pink/Sp
FS
Clay fine
1-2 to 2
3, 6, 8, 12, 13,
14, 24, 32
Nice flowers;
maroon branches
1, 13, 14
Well-drained soil
Catalina Manzanita
6-18 ft tall
5-8 ft wide
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
Any welldrained
1-2 to 2-3
‘Howard mcMinn’
(Vine Hill)
Manzanita
4-8 ft tall
6-10 ft w
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
Any, incl.
clays
2 to 2-3
1, 3, 6, 11, 13,
14, 32
‘Sentinel’ (Vine
Hill) Manzanita
5-8 ft tall
3-7 ft wide
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
incl sand
1-2
3, 6, 8, 11, 13,
14, 32
Good for birds,
butterflies; open
growth
‘Baby Bear’
Manzanitas
5-8 ft tall
3-8 ft wide
Pink/W-Sp
FS
Welldrained
1-2 to 2
6
Showy flowers,
foliage
‘Mama Bear’
Manzanita
5-8 ft tall
3-8 ft wide
Pink/W-Sp
FS
Welldrained
1-2 to 2
6
Showy flowers,
foliage
‘Canyon Sparkles’
Manzanita
4-8 ft tall &
wide
Pink/W-Sp
PS/FSH
Welldrained
1-2 to 2
14, 32
Shiny leaves; dense
flowers; tree-like
‘Hood Mountain’
Manzanita
6-10 ft tall
& wide
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
32
Good for screens,
hedges
2

3. Flower/
season
Light**
Size
‘Hazard Canyon’
Manzanita
6-7 ft tall
10-12 ft w
White/W
FS/PS
* Arctostaphylos
otayensis
Otay Manzanita
5-15 ft tall
4-8 ft wide
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
Alameda
Manzanita
6-12 ft tall
& wide
White/W-Sp
FS/PS
* Arctostaphylos
pungens
Pointleaf/Mexican
Manzanita
5-10 ft tall
5-8 ft wide
White/W-Sp
FS/PS
Any, incl.
clays
1-2 to 2
6, 13
**Arctostaphylos rudis
'Vandenberg'
‘Vandenberg’ Sand
Mesa Manzanita/
Shagbark Manzanita
5-7 ft tall
6-10 ft w
Pink/W
FS/PS
Welldrained
1-12 to 2
11, 13
Dense foliage
makes good screen,
tree; coastal
* Arctostaphylos
silvicola ‘ Ghostly’
‘Ghostly’
Manzanita
4-8 ft tall
& wide
White/W-Sp
FS/PS
welldrained
1 to 2
6, 13, 14
Silvery foliage;
** Arctostaphylos
'Austin Griffiths'
X
Common Name
* Arctostaphylos pallida
X
‘Austin Griffiths’
Manzanita
6-10 ft tall
4-8+ ft wi
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained;
sandy
1-2 to 2
6, 8, 11, 13,
14, 32
Relatively fastgrowing; open habit
‘Diablo Blush’
Manzanita
5-6 ft tall &
wide
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
welldrained
1 to 1-2
13
Gray-green; slow
grower
‘Knobcone Point’
Manzanita
4-6 ft tall
6-8 ft wide
Pale pink/
W-Sp
FS/PS
welldrained
1-2 to 2
11, 13
Dense blue-green
foliage
Vine Hill Manzanita
3-4 ft tall
4-5 ft wide
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
welldrained
1 to 1-2
13
Profuse bloomer
‘Harmony’
Manzanita
3-4 ft tall
5-6 ft wide
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
Sandy,
acidic
1-2 to 2-3
6, 13
Profuse bloomer
Little Sur
Manzanita
2-5 ft tall
4-6 ft w
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
welldrained
1-2 to 2
1, 3, 8, 13, 14
Low-growing; from
N CA coast
‘Greensphere’
Manzanita
3-4 ft tall &
wide
White/Sp
FS/PS
most
1-2 to 2
3, 8, 13, 14
New foliage red;
slow growth; hedges
San Gabriel
Manzanita
4-6 ft tall &
wide
White/ W-Sp
FS
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
13
Rare native from
San Gabriel Mtns
Smaller Shrubs ( < 6 ft. tall)
** Arctostaphylos
auriculata ‘Diablo Blush’
**Arctostaphylos
auriculata 'Knobcone
Point'
* Arctostaphylos
X
densiflora
** Arctostaphylos
densiflora
‘Harmony'
* Arctostaphylos
X
edmundsii
** Arctostaphylos
(edmundsii X ?)
‘Greensphere’
* Arctostaphylos
gabrielensis
Soil
Water
Zone+
Scientific Name
** Arctostaphylos
morroensis 'Hazard
Canyon'
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Welldrained
Most
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
1-2 to 2
1 to 1-2
Availability
13
13, 14
13
Notes
Bronze bark; good
on slopes; large
screens
Open-branching w/
dense foliage; takes
heat well
Slow; shrubby
attractive graygreen foliage
Extremely variable
in size, shape
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4. I
Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+
Availability
Notes
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS (best)
Most
1-2
3, 8, 11, 13,
14
White-blue foliage;
very hardy coastal
4-5 ft tall
5-6 ft wide
White/ W-Sp
FS
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
8, 13
4-5 ft tall &
wide
Pink/W-Sp
FS
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
13
2-5 ft tall
4-6 ft w
Pink/W-Sp
FS
welldrained
1-2 to 2
1, 3, 8, 13
Island Manzanita
4-6 ft tall &
wide
Pink/W-Sp
PS/FSH
Glossyleaf (Ft.
Bragg) Manzanita
3-6 ft tall &
wide
White/ W-Sp
FS/PS
(Serpentine/Bishop)
4-8 ft tall
5-6 ft wide
Pale pink/
W-Sp
/PS
Most;
acidic
1-2 to 2
* Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
Pajaro Manzanita
4-6 ft tall &
wide
White/W
FS/PS
Sandy
best;
acidic
**Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis ‘Brother
James’
‘Brother James’
Manzanita
3-5 ft tall &
wide
White/W
FS/PS
**Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis 'Paradise'
‘Paradise’
Manzanita
3-8 ft tall
3-6 ft wide
White/Sp
**Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis 'Warren
Roberts'
‘Warren Roberts’
Manzanita
5-6 ft tall
8-10 ft w
* Arctostaphylos
pechoensis
Pecho Manzanita
Scientific Name
* Arctostaphylos
glandulosa ssp.
crassifolia
Arctostaphylos
glandulosa ssp.
glandulosa
** Arctostaphylos
glauca 'Wayne's Dwarf'
* Arctostaphylos
X
hookeri
* Arctostaphylos
insularis
* Arctostaphylos
nummularia
* Arctostaphylos
obispoensis
X
** Arctostaphylos
pechoensis “Margarita's
Joy”
* Arctostaphylos
peninsularis
Common Name
Size
Del Mar Manzanita
3-6+ ft tall
4-6+ ft w
Eastwood
Manzanita
‘Wayne’s Dwarf’
manzanita
Hooker’s
Manzanita
San Luis Obispo
Flower/
season
Heavy
soils OK
Sandy
best;
acidic
1 to 2
6, 8, 11, 13,
32
2 to 2-3
8, 11, 13
Big-berry dwarf;
slow growing
Low-growing; from
N CA coast
Shiny leaves; dense
flowers
Under trees near
coast; containers &
under pines
6, 8, 11, 13
Gray-green foliage;
good under pines
1-2 to 2
1, 3, 6, 8, 13,
14, 32
Several cultivars
used as
groundcovers
Welldrained
1-2 to 2
6
Unusual looking;
good under trees
FS/PS/FSH
Welldrained
1 to 2
13, 11, 14
Upright, rounded
form; bronze new
foliage
Pink/W-Sp
FS
Welldrained
1 to 2
13
Foundation plant;
slow;
3-5 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
Pale pink/
W-Sp
FS//PS
Most;
acidic
1-2 to 2
6. 11
Best near coast;
unusual, pretty
leaves - unique
‘Margarita’s Joy’
Manzanita
2-4 ft tall
& wide
White/ W-Sp
FS//PS
Most
1 to 1-2
6, 13
Dainty; likely a
hybrid; tough
Peninsular
Manzanita
3-6 ft tall
5-8 ft wide
White
FS/PS
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
14
Lg berries
Manzanita
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5. Scientific Name
Common Name
Size
Flower/
season
* Arctostaphylos rudis
Sand Mesa
Manzanita
4-6 ft tall
5-7 ft wide
White/ W-Sp
FS//PS
Welldrained
**Arctostaphylos ‘La
Panza’ (A. silvicola X A.
stanfordiana X A bakerii)
* Arctostaphylos
tomentosa ssp.
tomentosa
‘La Panza’
Manzanita
3-6 ft tall &
wide
Light pink
FS/PS
Most
incl. clay
Wooly-leaf
Manzanita
3-8 ft tall
4-5 ft wide
White/Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
* Arctostaphylos
viridissima
McMinn’s (Santa
Cruz) Manzanita
2-8 ft tall
8-12 ft w
White/W-Sp
FS/PS
** Arctostaphylos
viridissima 'White
Cloud'
“White Cloud’
manzanita
4-6 ft tall &
wide
White/W
FS/PS
** Arctostaphylos ‘Ian
Bush’
‘Ian Bush’
Manzanita
4-6 ft tall &
wide
Lt. Pink/
W-Sp
FS/PS
** Arctostaphylos
'Lutsko's Pink'
'Lutsko's Pink'
Manzanita
4-7 ft tall &
wide
Lt. Pink/
W-Sp
** Arctostaphylos
'Sonoma'
‘Sonoma’
Manzanita
3-6 ft tall &
wide
** Arctostaphylos
‘Sunset’
‘Sunset’ Manzanita
** Arctostaphylos
'White Lanterns'
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Light**
Soil
Water
Zone+
Availability
Notes
1-2 to 2
14
Easy along coast;
dense foliage
1-2 to 2
6, 13
Grey-green foliage;
open branching
13
Large shrub; silvery
blue foliage
1-2 to
2-3
8, 11
Sprawl; light green;
good under pines
1 to 1-2
8, 11
Dense, glossy
leaves;
Fine in
clay
1 to 1-2
6, 13, 24
FS/PS
Most incl
clays
1 to 1-2
8, 13
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
6, 13
4-5 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
White/Sp
FS/PS/FSH
Most
1-2 to 2
6, 13, 14, 32
‘White Lanterns’
Manzanita
5-7 ft tall
8-12 ft w
White/W
FS/PS
Welldrained
Arroyo de la Cruz
Manzanita
1-3 ft tall
4-10 ft w
White/W
FS/PS
Most
‘James West’
Manzanita
< 2 ft tall
8-10 ft w
Lt. Pink/
W-Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
1 to 1-2
13
Bronze Mat
Manzanita
1 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
Pink/Sp
PS best
FS coast
Welldrained
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3, 13, 14,
Welldrained;
acidic
Welldrained;
acidic
1-2
1-2
3, 11
Nice hedge; good
for small spaces;
fast growth
Nice, upright open
habit but smaller
Hedges; tidy look;
A. densiflora x
stanfordiana hybrid
A. hookeri x. A.
pajaroensis; new
leaves shiny
orange; hedge
Good for hedge;
dense, small leaves;
disease-resistant
Woody Groundcover Plants
* Arctostaphylos
cruzensis
** Arctostaphylos
densiflora 'James West'
* Arctostaphylos
X edmundsii (var
parvifolia)
1-2 to 2
13, 14
Adaptable; coastal
groundcover; dense
foliage
Water-wise
groundcover
Slow growth; best
on coast; slopes &
containers fine
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6. Flower/
season
Light**
Scientific Name
Common Name
Size
* Arctostaphylos
edmundsii ‘Little Sur’
‘Little Sur’
Manzanita
1-3 ft tall
6-20 ft
wide
Pink/W-Sp
PS best
Any incl.
clays
** Arctostaphylos
edmundsii ‘Bert
Johnson’
‘Bert Johnson’
Manzanita
< 1 ft tall
6-10 ft w
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
** Arctostaphylos
edmundsii ‘Big Sur’
‘Big Sur’ Manzanita
< 4 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
White/W-Sp
** Arctostaphylos
edmundsii ‘Carmel Sur’
‘Carmel Sur’
Manzanita
1 ft tall
to 20 ft w
** Arctostaphylos
edmundsii ‘Danville’
‘Danville’
Manzanita
1-2 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
** Arctostaphylos
edmundsii 'Rosy Dawn'
‘Rosy Dawn’
Manzanita
** Arctostaphylos
edmundsii ‘Sandsprite’
Availability
Notes
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3, 6, 8, 13,
16
Red berries in
summer
Any incl.
clays
1-2 to 2-3
13, 19
Better further inland
FS/PS
Any;
sandy ok
1-2 to 2-3
13, 14, 19,
Open growth
Pink/Sp
FS/PS
Any incl.
clays
1-2 to 2-3
3, 6, 8, 11,
13, 14, 19, 24,
32
Good for Coastal
areas; fast growth
Pink/W
FS/PS
Any incl.
clays
1-2 to 2-3
6, 13
Med. Green leaves;
good under oaks
1 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
Pink/W-Sp
FS/
PS inland
Welldrained
1-2 to 2
3, 8, 11, 13
Red new growth;
under oaks, pines;
slopes; easy.
adaptable
‘Sandsprite’
Manzanita
< 1 ft tall
4-5 ft wide
Pink/W
FS/PS
Any incl.
clays
1-2 to 2-3
8, 13
Bronze leaves; good
on slopes
‘Weber Garden’
Manzanita
2-4 ft tall
3-5 ft wide
Pink/W
FS/PS
Any incl.
clays
1-2 to 2-3
13
** Arctostaphylos
glauca ‘Canyon Blush’
‘Canyon Blush’
Manzanita
4-5 ft tall
15-20 ft w
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
Any incl.
clays
1-2 to 2-3
11
Red new foliage;
slopes;
* Arctostaphylos
glandulosa var. adamsii
Laguna Manzanita
3-5 ft tall &
wide
Pink/Sp
PS best
Welldrained
1-2
3, 6, 8, 14
Blue-gray foliage
Del Mar Manzanita
4-6 ft tall
6-8 ft wide
White/W-Sp
FS/PS
Most
6, 8, 13, 24
Blue-green foliage;
slopes; good coastal
Arctostaphylos
glandulosa ssp. mollis
Santa Monica Mtns
Manzanita
3-6 ft tall
4-8 ft wide
White/W-Sp
FS
* Arctostaphylos
hookeri ssp franciscana
San Francisco
Manzanita
2-3 ft tall
6-8 ft wide
Pink/W-Sp
FS/
PS inland
* Arctostaphylos
X glandulosa ssp.
crassifolia
X
Soil
Water
Zone+
** Arctostaphylos
edmundsii 'Weber
Garden'
I
1-2 to 2
Any, incl
heavy
1 to 1-2
13
Santa Monica Mtns;
mounding; slow
Most
2 to 2-3
6, 11, 13
Good on slopes;
tough
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7. Flower/
season
Light**
Scientific Name
Common Name
Size
* Arctostaphylos
hookeri ssp.
hearstiorum
Heart’s Manzanita
< 1 ft tall
3-6 ft wide
Lt pink/
W-Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained,
sandy
** Arctostaphylos
hookeri 'Buxifolia'
‘Buxifolia’
Manzanita
1-2 ft tall
4-6+ ft w
Lt pink/
W-Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
** Arctostaphylos
hookeri 'Ken Taylor'
‘Ken Taylor’
Manzanita
1-2 ft tall
4-8 ft w
Lt pink/
W-Sp
FS/PS
Most incl
clay on
slopes
‘Monterey Carpet’
Manzanita
1 ft high
5+ ft wide
White/Sp
PS
‘Wayside’
Manzanita
3-4 ft tall
6-8 ft wide
White/Sp
FS/PS
** Arctostaphylos
nummularia 'Small
Change'
‘Small Change’
Manzanita
3-4 ft tall
& wide
White/ Sp
PS
* Arctostaphylos
parryana
Snowlodge/ Parry
Manzanita
3-4 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
White/W-Sp
FS/PS
* Arctostaphylos patula
Greenleaf
Manzanita
3-6 ft tall
4-8 ft wide
White/W-Sp
FS/PS
* Arctostaphylos pumila
Dune Manzanita
2-4 ft tall
3-6 ft wide
White/ Sp
FS/PS
* Arctostaphylos
purissima
Purissima
Manzanita
3-4 ft tall
5-6 ft wide
White/W-Sp
**Arctostaphylos
purissima ‘Burton Mesa’
‘Burton Mesa’
Manzanita
1-2 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
* *Arctostaphylos
purissima 'Vandenberg'
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‘Vandenberg’
Manzanita
* Arctostaphylos uvaursi
** Arctostaphylos uvaursi ‘Anchor Bay’
** Arctostaphylos
hookeri ‘Monterey
Carpet’
** Arctostaphylos
hookeri 'Wayside'
X
X
X
Soil
Sandy
best;
acidic
Water
Zone+
Availability
Notes
2 to 2-3
11, 13
Good near coast;
very low
1-2 to
2-3
11, 13
1-2 to 2
3, 11, 13
Dense w/ small
leaves; good for
coast
Trailing maroon
branches; bright
green
1-2
1, 3, 6, 11, 13,
14
Bright green; slow;
heat tolerant
Most
2 to 2-3
3, 6, 8, 11, 13,
32
Good on slopes;
bright green
Welldrained,
acidic
1-2 to 2
3, 13
Glossy leaves,
orange when young;
good under pines
1 to 1-2
13
2 to 2-3
3, 8, 10, 13,
16
sandy
1 to 1-2
8
FS/PS
Welldrained,
sandy
1-2 to 2
6, 8, 11, 13
Mounding; dense
flowers
White/ Sp
FS/PS
sandy
1 to 1-2
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Very attractive
foliage
2-3 ft tall
6-8 ft wide
White/W
FS/PS
Welldrained
1-2 to 2-3
3, 11, 13, 32
Mounding; lush
leaves
Bearberry;
Kinnickinnick
1 ft tall
spreading
Pink/Sp
FS/PS
Welldrained
2-3
1, 13
Low-growing; red
berries
‘Anchor Bay’
Bearberry
1 ft tall
4-6 ft wide
Pink/Sp
FS/PS/FSH
Welldrained
1-2 to 2
14
Good on slopes
Welldrained,
acidic
Welldrained,
acidic
San Gabriel Mtns;
tough; good under
pines, oaks
Mountain species
(San Gabriels);
likes snow
Monterey Bay
dunes plant
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Soil
Pink/Sp
FS/PS/FSH
Most,
incl clays
< 1 ft tall
spreading
Pink/Sp
PS
1-2 ft tall
4-5 ft wide
White/W
FS/PS
Welldrained
1 ft tall
to 10 ft
Pink/Sp
PS/FSH
Most,
incl clays
Common Name
Size
** Arctostaphylos uvaursi 'Green Supreme'
‘Green Supreme’
Bearberry
1 ft tall
5-12 ft w
‘Lillian’ Bearberry
** Arctostaphylos uvaursi 'Lillian'
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
'Pacific Mist'
** Arctostaphylos uvaursi ‘Point Reyes’
** Arctostaphylos uvaursi ‘Radiant’
‘Pacific Mist’
Bearberry
‘Point Reyes’
Bearberry
Flower/
season
Light**
Scientific Name
‘Radiant’ Bearberry
<1 ft tall
8-10 ft w
Pink/W-Sp
PS
‘San Bruno Mtn’
Bearberry
< 1 ft tall
8-10 ft w
Pink/W-Sp
FS coast
PS inland
‘Wood’s Red’
Bearberry
< 1 ft tall
6-8 ft wide
Pink/Sp
FS/PS
** Arctostaphylos
'Arroyo Cascade'
‘Arroyo Cascade’
Manzanita
1 ft tall
6-8 ft wide
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
** Arctostaphylos
‘Autumn Glow’
‘Autumn glow’
Manzanita
1-2 ft tall
5-6 ft wide
Pink/W-Sp
FS/PS
** Arctostaphylos
’Emerald Carpet’
‘Emerald Carpet’
Manzanita
< 1 ft tall
3-6 ft wide
White/W-Sp
PS
FS coast
** Arctostaphylos ‘John
Dourley’
‘John Dourly’
Manzanita
2-3 ft tall
to 8 ft wide
Pink/Sp
FS/PS
** Arctostaphylos
'Ophio-viridis'
‘Ophio-viridis’
manzanita
1 ft tall
3-5 ft wide
White/W-Sp
** Arctostaphylos
‘Pacific Mist’
‘Pacific Mist’
Bearberry
1-3 ft tall
6-8 ft wide
** Arctostaphylos
‘Wood’s Compact’
‘Wood’s Compact’
Manzanita
< 1 ft tall
to 6 ft w.
** Arctostaphylos uvaursi 'San Bruno
Mountain'
** Arctostaphylos uvaursi 'Wood's Red'
Most
Water
Zone+
1-2 to 2-3
2
1-2 to 2-3
2-3
Availability
Notes
13, 32
Glossy green
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Good for gardens
3, 8, 13
1, 3, 8, 13, 14,
16, 19
Welldrained
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3, 6, 8, 11,
13, 19
Most
1-2 to 2-3
13
Fast; gray-green;
easy
Woodsy look; longlived
Welldrained
Welldrained
best
Welldrained
Moderate growth
rate; vigorous,
dense; hardy
Nice, dense
groundcover
2 to 2-3
8
1-2 to 2
11, 13
containers fine;
easy to grow
1-2 to 2
11, 13
Bronze foliage
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3, 8, 11, 13,
14, 32
Any
1-2 to 2
1, 3, 6, 8, 9,
11, 14, 16, 19,
32
A. uva-ursi X A.
nummularia hybrid;
slopes, containers
PS/FSH
Welldrained
1-2 to 2
13, 14
White/Sp
FS/PS
sandy
Pink/Sp
FS/PS/FSH
Rich, sl.
acid
Needs
rich soil
1-2 to 2-3
1-2 to 2
1, 3, 6, 8, 11,
13, 14, 32
1, 8, 13, 14
Mounding; hedges,
slopes
Dense cover; fast;
brt green;
containers
Rapid growth; graygreen, mounding
A. uva-ursi X A.
nummularia; dark
green
11/18/11
I : X = Gardening Information Sheet :(http://nativeplantscsudh.blogspot.com/p/gallery-of-native-plants.html) or at the Madrona Marsh Nature Center
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++
+
** horticultural cultivar
light: FS=full sun; PS=part shade; FSH=full shade
Water Zones: 1 = no summer water; 1-2 = very occasional summer water (several times per summer); 2 = let soil dry out between waterings;
2-3 some regular summer water (about once a week); 3 = regular watering/moist soil (like a conventional lawn)
Availability: numbers correspond to the Plant and Seed Sources List at: http://nativeplantscsudh.blogspot.com/p/where-to-purchase-native-plants.html
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