Plant Signs

Sandsprite Little Sur Manzanita

Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Sandsprite'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 4 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Weber Garden Little Sur Manzanita

Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Weber Garden'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Williams Little Sur Manzanita

Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Williams'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 4 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Franciscan Manzanita

Arctostaphylos franciscana

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 120 in tall , 10 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Flower Color: Pink, White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Gabilan Mountains Manzanita

Arctostaphylos gabilanensis

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, White

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Eastwood Manzanita

Arctostaphylos glandulosa

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 12 ft tall , 8 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Pink, White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Laguna Mountain Manzanita

Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. adamsii

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 ft tall , 8 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Pink, White, Red, Brown

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Del Mar Manzanita

Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. crassifolia

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 96 in tall , 6 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Cream, Pink

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Cushing Manzanita

Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. cushingiana

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

San Gabriel Manzanita

Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. gabrielensis

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, White, Red

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Eastwood Manzanita

Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. glandulosa

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 10 ft tall , 3 - 10 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate, Slow

Flower Color: Pink, White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. howellii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Flower Color: Pink, White

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low, Very Low

Eastwood Leucophylla Manzanita

Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. leucophylla

Calscape.org

Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. leucophylla

Plant type: Shrub

Flower Color: Pink, White

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Very Low, Low

Eastwood's Manzanita

Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. mollis

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Plant type: Shrub

Flower Color: Pink, White

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low, Very Low

Bigberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos glauca

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 20 ft tall , 6 - 20 ft wide

Form: Upright, Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Moderate, Slow

Flower Color: Pink, White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Los Angeles Bigberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos glauca 'Los Angeles'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 5 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: White, Pink

Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Malibu Bigberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos glauca 'Malibu'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 12 - 15 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: White, Pink

Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Margarita Pearl Bigberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos glauca 'Margarita Pearl'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 9 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Wayne's Dwarf Bigberry Manzanita

Arctostaphylos glauca 'Wayne's Dwarf'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: White, Pink

Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Schreiber's Manzanita

Arctostaphylos glutinosa

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, White, Red

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Howell's Manzanita

Arctostaphylos hispidula

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, White, Brown

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Hooker's Manzanita

Arctostaphylos hookeri

Calscape.org

2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 6 ft tall , 6 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Pink, White, Red

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Buxifolia Hooker's Manzanita

Arctostaphylos hookeri 'Buxifolia'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 4 - 5 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: White, Pink

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Harry Roberts Hooker's Manzanita

Arctostaphylos hookeri 'Harry Roberts'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 4 - 5 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: White, Pink

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Ken Taylor Hooker's Manzanita

Arctostaphylos hookeri 'Ken Taylor'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: White, Pink

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Monterey Carpet Hooker's Manzanita

Arctostaphylos hookeri 'Monterey Carpet'

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Arctostaphylos hookeri 'Monterey Carpet'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 4 - 5 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Wayside Hooker's Manzanita

Arctostaphylos hookeri 'Wayside'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Hearst's Manzanita

Arctostaphylos hookeri ssp. hearstiorum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 6 in tall

Flower Color: Pink, White

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Monterey Manzanita

Arctostaphylos hookeri ssp. hookeri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, White

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Hoover's Manzanita

Arctostaphylos hooveri

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 7 - 26 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, White

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

San Bruno Mountain Manzanita

Arctostaphylos imbricata

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 40 in tall

Flower Color: Pink, White

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Island Manzanita

Arctostaphylos insularis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 7 - 16 ft tall , 10 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate, Slow

Flower Color: Pink, White, Orange, Brown

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Canyon Sparkles Santa Cruz Island Manzanita

Arctostaphylos insularis 'Canyon Sparkles'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Ward Santa Cruz Island Manzanita

Arctostaphylos insularis 'Ward'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 10 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Klamath Manzanita

Arctostaphylos klamathensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, White

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Santa Lucia Manzanita

Arctostaphylos luciana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 7 - 10 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, White

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Mallory's Manzanita

Arctostaphylos malloryi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, White

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Common Manzanita

Arctostaphylos manzanita

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 20 ft tall , 10 ft wide

Form: Upright, Rounded, Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Moderate, Slow

Flower Color: White, Green

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Byrd Hill Manzanita

Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Byrd Hill'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 10 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Dr. Hurd Manzanita

Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Dr. Hurd'

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Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Dr. Hurd'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 - 15 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Elizabeth Mcclintock Manzanita

Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Elizabeth Mcclintock'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 - 15 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mary's Blush Common Manzanita

Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Mary's Blush'

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Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Mary's Blush'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: Pink

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

St. Helena Manzanita

Arctostaphylos manzanita 'St. Helena'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 - 12 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Konocti Manzanita

Arctostaphylos manzanita ssp. elegans

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 26 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, White

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Whiteleaf Manzanita

Arctostaphylos manzanita ssp. glaucescens

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Plant type: Shrub

Flower Color: Pink, White

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low, Very Low

Contra Costa Manzanita

Arctostaphylos manzanita ssp. laevigata

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 26 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Whiteleaf Manzanita

Arctostaphylos manzanita ssp. manzanita

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 26 ft tall

Flower Color: Pink, White

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Roof's Manzanita

Arctostaphylos manzanita ssp. roofii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Flower Color: Pink, White

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low, Very Low

Wieslander's Manzanita

Arctostaphylos manzanita ssp. wieslanderi

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Flower Color: Pink, White

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low, Very Low

Indian Manzanita

Arctostaphylos mewukka

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 13 ft tall

Flower Color: White, Red

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Indian Manzanita

Arctostaphylos mewukka ssp. mewukka

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Flower Color: Pink, White

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

True's Manzanita

Arctostaphylos mewukka ssp. truei

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Flower Color: Pink, White

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Mt. Tamalpais Manzanita

Arctostaphylos montana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Flower Color: Pink, White

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Mount Tamalpais Manzanita

Arctostaphylos montana ssp. montana

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Flower Color: Pink, White

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Presidio Manzanita

Arctostaphylos montana ssp. ravenii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 ft tall , 5 ft wide

Form: Spreading

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Medium

Montara Manzanita

Arctostaphylos montaraensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 16 ft tall

Flower Color: White, Pink

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Toro Manzanita

Arctostaphylos montereyensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 7 ft tall

Flower Color: White, Pink

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Morro Manzanita

Arctostaphylos morroensis

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 13 ft tall , 16 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Spreading

Flower Color: Pink, Brown

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Morro Manzanita--compact Form

Arctostaphylos morroensis 'Compact'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 5 ft tall , 4 - 5 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Hazard Canyon Morro Manzanita

Arctostaphylos morroensis 'Hazard Canyon'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 5 - 6 ft tall , 10 - 12 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: slow

Flower Color: White, Pink

Flowering season: Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast