Our Plants (List)

San Bruno Mountain in northern San Mateo County, CA, is home to many unique plants including several manzanita. Among them is this form of the widespread bearberry (suborbiculata). Like other bearberry forms, it spreads as a low groundcover to about six feet across. The pink flowers appear in the early…

‘Wood’s Compact’ is one of many selections of this widespread species. It is favored for its attractive, dense growth, large bright red berries and adaptability. This is a great choice for a groundcover manzanita. It is recommended for both sunny and shaded areas, and tolerates moderate summer water. The hotter…

This manzanita is one of many species with a very limited range. As the common name implies, it grows only in Marin County, often in rocky forest openings and chaparral. The form is mounding to upright. Over time it can even take on a tree form up to 15 feet…

This Santa Cruz Island endemic grows in an open, mounding form to up to 15 feet. The open structure displays peeling red bark and auriculate leaves. The clusters of white flowers in the winter can be quite large and dense compared to other manzanita species. Santa Cruz Island manzanita is…

This is one of the many plants discovered and introduced by Dara Emery of the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. It was a chance seedling in the garden. ‘White Lanterns’ is thought to be closely related to the Vine Hill manzanita, Arctostaphylos densiflora. It grows slowly as a wide mound of…