Our Plants (List)

This striking manzanita is one of many species endemic to Santa Cruz County. It grows in sandstone at several sites, including of course Bonny Doon. The ‘Ghostly’ selection grows in an upright, vase-shaped form with silvery leaves over shreddy bark of dark maroon. The leaves are nearly white, and stand…

This striking manzanita is one of many species endemic to Santa Cruz County. It grows in sandstone at several sites, including of course Bonny Doon. The ‘Ghostly’ selection grows in an upright, vase-shaped form with silvery leaves over shreddy bark of dark maroon. The leaves are nearly white, and stand…

This cornerstone manzanita was discovered in Monterey County in 1965, an apparent hybrid of the pajaro manzanita, Arctostaphylos pajaroensis, and Hooker’s manzanita, Arctostaphylos hookeri. ‘Sunset’ was introduced to the nursery trade by the Saratoga Horticultural Foundation, named to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Sunset Magazine. The growth form is a…