Arctostaphylos franciscana, Franciscan Manzanita winter interest violet-purple flowers bloom in late

violet-purple flowers bloom in late summer on branched stems

A natural twist in the leaves reveals a rusty indumentum in fine contrast to the dark green leaf surface

Silver stippled leaves of green are festooned with flowers the shade of ripe raspberries both natural and artificial

Blooms early-late summer

grey-fuzzy mound covered in late spring to midsummer with white

Arctostaphylos franciscana, Franciscan Manzanita winter interest violet-purple flowers bloom in lateLow growing with white flowers in late winter. Amazing efforts by conservationists have brought us this shrub thought to be extinct until 2009. Mature size: 1. 5 ft T x 6 ft W Minimum temperature: 15 F