Arctostaphylos 'Lester Rowntree', Manzanita shade or part sun part sun or shade yields

part sun or shade yields much prettier results

Toward summer the leaves turn progressively greener

small elegant blooms have pincushion centers ringed with a collar of large sepals above spreading carpets of finely cut leaves

with a tinge of pink and throats

Acanthus leaves might look a bit familiar because they were sculpted to form the capitals of Corinthian columns

Arctostaphylos 'Lester Rowntree', Manzanita shade or part sun part sun or shade yieldsIts open habit reveals an internal framework of beautiful dark mahogany branches. Copper red new growth matures to pewter gray green foliage that sets off dainty clusters of rose pink flowers beautiful color all around. Selected by the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, a hybrid between pajaroensis and possibly obispoensis. In our garden, it is planted on the north side of a gentle slope with shade from Fagus sylvatica 'Red Obelisk'. Given the shade, it