Southern California Manzanitas
This is a list of the manzanitas native to southern California. These are not the only manzanitas that will grow in southern California!It is just a place to start. These are the species that already thrive there.
Don't forget Manzanitas hate drip irrigation or soil amendments! Especially the species from southern California.
Many of these species are under stress from the expanding megalopolis of southern California, so plant lots of them!
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Arctostaphylos glandulosa adamsii,Laguna Manzanita. grows in spots in Southern California.
Del Mar manzanita grows in coastal San Diego county. It makes a nice little groundcover.
Manzanitas are extremely important plants for wildlife.
Hummingbirds, Butterflies, many pollinators and predators need the flowers for survival.
This form of Arctostaphylos glauca came from the Frazier park area. Although it can reach 6 feet, it can be held to 4.
Arctostaphylos glandulosa adamsii,Laguna Manzanita. grows in spots in San Diego County. Varies in height from 2-4 ft.
Arctostaphylos glauca-glandulosa grows in spots from San Luis Obispo to Riverside.County. Varies in height from 3-6 ft.
Big Berry manzanita grows from Central California to Baja. After 50 years or so can reach 15 ft. But commonly about 8 feet,
Los Angeles Big Berry manzanita grows along the north side of LA. This is a small mazanita, commonly only growing to a few feet tall.
Island Manzanita lives on Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Islands. A small dark green bush that can be used as a low 'hedge'.
Arctostaphylos glauca Ramona Manzanita in inner Riverside and San Diego Counties.A wonderful 6 foot bush.
The southern form of Big Berry manzanita.
Arctostaphylos otayensis is a medium size shrub the lives in the mountains of San Diego county.
Arctostaphylos parryana makes a billowing groundcover. With snow load it stays about 2 foot tall, with the snow it can creep to three or even four foot tall.
Mexican manzanita grows from San Francisco bay to Baja and across to Texas, but it is a common 6-8 ft. manzanita in the mountains of Southern California
Rainbow Manzanita is a nice little 2-4 ft. manzanita that is restricted to the San Diego to Riverside county line area.
Northern California Manzanitas
Central California Manzanitas
Hybrid California Manzanitas
Pringle Manzanita lives from below Big Bear south throught the Southern California Mountains. It was named after the potato chip guy who was about 8 foot tall.
Manzanitas are very diverse and live in most plant communities including parts of the desert. Here is Big Berry Manzanita on the edge of Joshua Tree woodland. We rarely find them amongst the cactus, but in groups with the scrub oaks and scrubby pinyon pines.
These Parry manzanitas are growing at about 6500 ft. in the transverse ranges.
