Monterey Bay Chapter - 2020 Sale Notes: "drought"=drought tolerant once established. **=interest re: MonBay area or in general *=attracts, used by. Genus/Species Common Name Type Description Addt'l Info Low spreading mats of fern-like lvs: broad heads of sm white fls on 12-18" stems; sun, most soils, Achillea millefolium 'Black Butte' Black Butte common yarrow Peren-evergn mod to occ water, can be mowed to refresh.*Butterflies & beneficial insects. Learn More Peren-summer Low leafy colonies; showy white fls; sun to lgt shd; reg to mod water; damp area groundcover, pond Anemopsis californica Yerba mansa Learn More deciduous or creek edges. **Historical medical uses. Shrub-sm tree Mounding 15-30'H x 10-20'W; long clusters fragrant white fls, silvery bark, huge (toxic) seed; Aesculus californica California buckeye Learn More summer decid tolerates sun or shd, most soils & exposures, water or drought. *native bees, many butterflies. Peren semi- 1-2'H x 1-2'W, nodding tubular fls, w/ red spurs & sm yellow petals; blue-gn div lvs; coastal sun; Aquilegia formosa Western columbine evergn inland prt shd; most soils, mod to reg water.*hm-birds! **Short-lived, but reseed freely. Learn More 30-80'H; clusters of white fls, red berries, thin red bark peels to gn; exacting needs to establish (refer Arbutus menziesii Pacific madrone Tree-evergn to horticulture guides).**Beautiful & important habitat tree; many historical uses. Learn More Shrub-sm tree Erect 12' HxW; pale pink fls, lrg pale gn lvs, purplish bark; sun-lgt shd, lean well-drained soil, occ Arctostaphylos 'Austin Griffith' Austin Griffith's manzanita evergn water, drought.*b-bees, hm-birds.**Hybrid, A. manzanita 'Dr.Hurd' x densiflora 'Sentinel' N/A Louis Edmunds Baker Upright 5-6' HxW; bright pink fls, gry-gn lvs, purplish-brown bark; sun, well-drained soil, heat & Arctostaphylos bakeri 'Louis Edmunds' Shrub, evergn manzanita drought tolerant.*b-bees, hm-birds.**Sonoma Co.endemic. Considered landscape friendly. Learn More Long-lived, 3-4' H&W; pink fls, lrg burl, red bark; sun-lgt shd; best in/near fog belt, well-drained soil, Arctostaphylos crustacea ssp crustacea Brittleleaf manzanita Shrub, evergn drought. *b-bees, hm-brds. **Selection from a wild Mon.Co. plant. Learn More Ground-hugging 4''H x 3'W; pale pink fls, gry-gn wedge-shaped lvs; sun-lgt shd, well-drained soil, Arctostaphylos cruzensis Arroyo de la Cruz manzanita Shrub, evergn mod to occ water.*b-bees, hm-birds.**Endemic to coastal northern SLO Co. Learn More Upright 6-8' x 4-5'W; pale pink fls, red bark, bright gn lvs; sun to lgt shd, tolerates most soils, mod- Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Sentinel' Sentinel Vine Hill manzanita Shrub, evergn occ water, drought, pruning.*b-bees, hm-birds.**Fast growing. Learn More Bert Johnson Little Sur Low 6-12"H x 6'W; sml pinkish fls, tiny gry-gn lvs; coastal sun, inland prt shd; well-drained soil, occ Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Bert Johnson' Shrub, evergn manzanita deep water. *b-bees, hm-brds.**(A.edmundsii is a Mon.Co endemic) Learn More Low, 9-10"H x 4-6'W; white fls, gry-gn lvs; well-drained soil; coastal sun, occ deep water; inland Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Carmel Sur' Carmel Sur manzanita Shrub, evergn afternoon shd, mod water. *b-bees, hm-birds.**(A.edmundsii is a Mon.Co endemic) Learn More Low, 10-16"H x 3-5'W; sparse white fls, red berries, glossy gn lvs, red shreddy brk; tolerates sun-lgt Arctostaphylos 'Emerald Carpet' Emerald Carpet manzanita Shrub, evergn shd, heavy soil, water or drought.**Hybrid (A.uva-ursi x nummularia) Non-walk-on "lawn". Learn More Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp Mounding 10' HxW; lgt pink-white fls, gry-gn lvs, red brk, prom burl, well-drained rocky soil, sun-prt Eastwood's manzanita Shrub, evergn glandulosa shd; occ water, drought. *b-bees, hm-birds. Learn More Shrub-sm tree 8-12' H&W; white fls, lrg sticky berries, lrg rounded silvery blue-gn lvs, smooth drk red bark; sun, Arctostaphylos glauca Big berry manzanita evergn tolerates heat, well-drained clay, alkaline, serpentine soils & drought.*b-bees, hm-birds. Learn More Mounding 2'Hx6'W; pale pink fls, red berries, stems root along ground; coastal sun; inland prt shd; Arctostaphylos hookeri 'Ken Taylor' Ken Taylor's manzanita Shrub, evergn Tolerates sand, poor soil, wind, salt spray, drought.**Cultivar thanks to wild Mon.Bay plant. Learn More Erect 6-8' HxW; large dense clusters of white fls, bright gn lvs are shiny when young, gray brk peels Arctostaphylos insularis Island manzanita Shrub, evergn to drk-brown; sun-prt shd, well-drained soil, drought.**Endemic to Santa Cruz Island. Learn More Shrub-sm tree Umbrella-like 15' H&W; white fls, lrg green lvs, red-brown trunks; Sun, well-drained soil, occ deep Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Dr. Hurd' Dr. Hurd manzanita evergn water (retain leaf litter). *b-bees, hm-birds.**Long-time favorite. Learn More Shrub-sm tree 10-15' HxW; white fls, lrg blue-gn lvs, red-brown bark; sun, well-drained soil, occ deep water (retain Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Ishi Pishi' Ishi Pishi manzanita evergn leaf litter).*b-bees, hm-birds.**New cultivar from Ishi Pishi falls on the Klamath River. Learn More Shrub-sm tree To 10-15'H x 12'W; rose-pink fls, shiny red berries; sun, well-drained soil; occ water or drought. *b- Arctostaphylos 'Lester Rowntree' Lester Rowntree manzanita evergn bees, hm-birds. **Cultivar honors local plantswoman Lester Rowntree. Learn More Low, dense, compact to 2' H&W; tiny white fls, gn berries, roundish glossy gn lvs; sun-prt shd, acid Arctostaphylos nummularia Fort Bragg manzanita Shrub, evergn soil, reg water (best coastal) **4 petals, 4 sepals instead of usual 5. Learn More Arctostaphylos pajaroensis 'Warren Warren Roberts Pajaro 6'Hx10'W; rose-pink fls, lgt-red berries, blue-gn clasping lvs; sun, fast-draining soil, mod water & Shrub, evergn Roberts' manzanita drought. *b-bees, hm-birds.**Selection from N. MonCo. wild plants. N/A Monterey Bay Chapter - 2020 Sale Notes: "drought"=drought tolerant once established. **=interest re: MonBay area or in general *=attracts, used by. Genus/Species Common Name Type Description Addt'l Info Anderson's Blush dune or Low, dense 2'H x 5'W; white fls, brown berries, gry-gn pink-edged lvs; tolerates sun-lgt shd, well- Arctostaphylos pumila 'Anderson's Blush' Shrub, evergn sandmat manzanita drained soil, water or drought. *b-bees, hm-birds.**(A. pumila is a Mon.Co endemic) Learn More Wavelength dune or sandmat Low, dense 2'H x 5'W; white fls, brown berries, gry-gn lvs; tolerates sun-lgt shd, well-drained soil, Arctostaphylos pumila 'Wavelength' Shrub, evergn manzanita water or drought. *b-bees, hm-birds.**(A. pumila is a Mon.Co endemic) N/A 3-8'H x 3-6'W; white fls, silvery-gray lvs & twigs, red brk; sun-lgt shd, sandy soil, no summer water Arctostaphylos silvicola 'Ghostly' Ghostly Bonny Doon manzanita Shrub, evergn once established.*b-bees,hm-birds.**Endemic to old marine sandstones of Santa Cruz Co. N/A Arctostaphylos stanfordiana ssp Vase-like 4-8'H; white to bright pink fls, dense shiny gn lvs, shreddy mahogany bark; sun, well- Zin's Stanford manzanita Shrub, evergn stanfordiana 'Zin' drained soil, drought.*b-bees, hm-birds.**Endemic to inner coast ranges n. of SF Bay. Learn More Mounding 5'Hx8'W; pinkish-white fls, new bronze lvs turn shiny gr, shreddy brk; sun-lgt shd, well- Arctostaphylos 'Sunset' Sunset manzanita Shrub, evergn drained soil, occ water, drought.*b-bees,hm-birds.**Nat.Hybrid, A. pajaroensis x hookeri. N/A Arctostaphylos tomentosa ssp Erect 12' HxW; white fls, lvs woolly below, shiny above, prom burl, shreddy gry brk; aft shd, well- Woolyleaf manzanita Shrub, evergn tomentosa drained soil, drought.*b-bees, hm-birds.**Selection thanks to MonCo wild plant. Learn More San Bruno Mountain hybrid Low mats, 8-12"H x 4-6'W; pink fls, red berries, glossy lvs; well-drained soil, coastal sun, drought; Arctostaphylos uva-ursi x imbricata Shrub, evergn bearberry inland lgt shd, mod water.**Hybrid btwn 2 of 4 Arcto.species on SanBrunoMtn,SF Bay. N/A Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'San Bruno San Bruno Mountain bearberry Low dense 6"H x 10'W; pale pink fls, showy red berries, glossy lvs; well-drained soil; coastal sun, Shrub, evergn Mountain' or kinnikinnick drought; inland aft shd, mod water. **Cultivar thanks to local plantsman Ken Taylor. N/A Low compact 6-18"H x 2'W; inconsp yellow fls on erect spikes, soft bluish gry-gn unscented lvs; sun- Artemisia pycnocephala 'David's Choice' David's Choice Sandhill sage Peren prt shd, well-drained soil, occ water, prune spikes to keep tidy. Learn More Low, dense mats; long-tailed deep maroon fls hidden under 2-4" drk-gn heart-shaped lvs; prt shd- Asarum caudatum Long-tailed wild ginger Peren-evergn shd, acid soil w/ humus; reg to mod water.**Good in containers & moist shade. Learn More Peren- Bushy 3' HxW; many 2" clusters creamy-pink fls, lrg pods of silky seeds; tolerates most soils, heat, Asclepias fascicularis Narrowleaf milkweed deciduous water or drought.*Nectar for many b-fly, monarch larval host.**Toxic: humans, cattle. Learn More Dense to 2'H x 8'W; inconsp fls, bright gn lvs; sun-prt shd, tolerates most soils, mod water to Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point' Pigeon Point coyote brush Shrub, evergn drought, pruning & mowing. **Cultivar w/ only male fls, so no fluffy seeds. Learn More Tuft-like clumps, shiny deep gn lvs 8-12"L, inconsp fls; tolerates sun-prt shd, most soils, mod to occ Carex tumulicola (true type) Foothill sedge Sedge water, drought (summer decid w/o water) & mowing.