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Arctostaphylos parajaroensis Brother James
Brother James Manzanita
Brother James manzanita is from the eastern edge of the Arctostaphylos parajaroensis population. Starts were given to us by Brother James of Mission San Juan Batista, (now of Mission San Luis Rey). ...
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Arctostaphylos pechoensis Margarita's Joy
Manzanita
This manzanita is an interesting natural hybrid that occurs on the central coast. The parents were probably Arctostaphylos crustacea, Arctostaphylos osoensis, and pechoensis. A very neat, tight and cl...
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Arctostaphylos purissima Burton Mesa Groundcover
Lompoc Manzanita
Evergreen sub-shrub, 2 foot by four foot (the form we grow), on some sites and the one next to it may be 15 feet by 20 feet. Grows on sandstone and old beach sand in coastal chaparral on the central c...
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Arctostaphylos purissima Petite Margarita
Lompoc Manzanita
A very small manzanita that grows on one of the hills south of Lompoc. Similar to Arctostaphylos myrtifolia with its delicate leaves and sprawling habit. Do not use as a screen, grows to maybe two fe...
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Arctostaphylos rainbowensis
Rainbowensis is a lower moundy Big Berried Manzanita. We grew some for a remediation in South Riverside County, and are growing new plants off of the extra plants. We have not played with the plants ...
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Arctostaphylos rudis
ShagBark Manzanita
Evergreen shrub,3' X 6'. Likes sun. Native on old sand dunes, in the central coast, in the same area as Arctostaphylos purissima and has the same surprising hardiness. Does great in coastal gardens. ...
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Arctostaphylos rudis Burton Beauty Manzanita
This is a shagless shagbark manzanita that grows(grew?) in sand on hard pan in Burton Mesa in Lompoc. The plant looks very much like a Howard McMinn manzanita, but it will grow in beach sand with litt...
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Arctostaphylos Sonoma Manzanita Bush
Stanford Manzanita
Sonoma manzanita was not impressive until it flowered. The large pink flowers made quite an impression on everyone. The foliage is neat, green, and glossy. The bark is deep red and clean. A nice plan...
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Arctostaphylos Sunset Manzanita
Groundcover Manzanita
Sunset' Manzanita is a sprawling, evergreen shrub, three foot high and six feet wide. This hybrid manzanita is a cross of Arctostaphylos hookeri and Arctostaphylos pajaroensis. Sunset has dark red...
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Arctostaphylos tomentosa
Woollyleaf Manzanita
A grey fuzzy leaf manzanita with smooth red bark. Woollyleaf manzanita grows in the pine forest of Cambria and throughout the pine forests up into the Bay area. ...
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Arctostaphylos tomentosa subcordata Tranquil Cliff
Santa Cruz Island Manzanita
Arctostaphylos subcordata is a manzanita that is supposed to only occur on the channel islands, but occurs in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties on hillsides near to top of coastal hills/moun...
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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Point Reyes Manzanita
sandberry
'Point Reyes' is one of the common manzanita in the trade. It has green leaves with some grey and a dull cast. It grows rapidly near the coast as long as it has water. Its final height is 3-6" tall an...
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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Radiant Manzanita
sandberry
Radiant manzanita is a prostrate evergreen ground cover with pink flowers and red berries. Native throughout US, northern California to Alaska along the west coast. Radiant manzanita likes part shade...
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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi saxicola
Evergreen groundcover. (syn. Arctostaphylos pacifica) Behaves like Arc. Hookeri,(Jepson calls a Aua-ursi hybrid) but it looks much more like Arc. uva-ursi. Very garden tolerant and it tolerates regula...
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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi suborbiculata San Bruno
California Bearberry
A manzanita introduction by Ken Taylor from San Bruno mountain. This Arctostaphylos might be the uva-ursi forma leobreweri saved from extinction by James Roof. Nice plant, tolerant of gardens and eve...
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Arctostaphylos wellsii Wells Manzanita
Wells Manzanita
(synonym is Arctostaphylos pilosula ssp. pismoensis)A 6', gray foliage, red trunk and stems, a very clean and neat 'reserved' plant with red-brown bark. This manzanita grows in the Arroyo Grande, Sa...
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Aristida purpurea
Purple 3-awn
Purple three awn grass is a perennial grass of the Kansas prairie that can be spotted in many small patches throughout Southern California. A grass lovers dream grass, small clumps of green stems with...
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Artemisia californica
California Sagebrush
California sagebrush is an evergray shrub, three to four foot high. This sage brush is native to much of central and southern California and is part of the 'sage' in coastal sage scrub. Artemisia cal...
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Artemisia californica Canyon Gray Canyon Grey
Trailing Sagebrush
An evergray shrub, 1ft high 4ft across. A gray groundcover that likes sun, good to fair drainage. It is very drought tolerant ,almost deer proof,and makes a gray fuzzy mat 1ft tall. Its best if it is ...
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Artemisia californicaX Montara Montara
Montara
A selection from San Mateo Co.. Montara appears to be a natural hybrid between Artemisia calif. and Artemisia pycnocephala.(Both forms have a diploid chromesome count of 18..) Very similar to 'Powis C...
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Artemisia douglasiana
Mugwort
California mugwort is a three foot perennial that has a funny sage odor. Native on stream banks,ditch banks, road cuts or other disturbed areas. Mugwort has the reputation of removing the ill effect...
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Artemisia dracunculus
Tarragon
(Syn. Artemisia dracunculoides, Artemisia glauca) Tarragon (probably not the variety called French Tarragon, the culinary herb) is a very unattractive weed of disturbed places. Worldwide, maybe native...
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Artemisia palmeri
San Diego Sagewort lives in the coastal valleys of southern San Diego, from about Escondido south in washes and ravines where there\'s a little more ground moisture. This plant, along with its cousin,...
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Aster chilensis
California Aster
California aster has summer flowers that make showy
cheerful displays along roadsides of much of Coastal Southern
California. This perennial aster will disappear (or need to be pruned
to the ground...
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Astragalus nuttallii
Nuttall's Milkvetch
Nuttall's Milkvetch grows on coastal bluffs and along the coastal strand. If the conditions are harsh with salt spray or drought they will be soft, fuzzy gray. If the conditions are easy and life good...
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