Arctostaphylos gabilanensis, Gabilan Mountains Manzanita Size:.5 qt One- to three-foot arching stems

One- to three-foot arching stems with double rows of elliptic leaves arise from a thick mat of rhizomes

Yellow fall color

a dark-leafed seedling I grew from a batch of wild-collected seeds (all others having plain green leaves)

heavenly-scented flowers bloom in spritely

Arctostaphylos gabilanensis, Gabilan Mountains Manzanita Size:.5 qt One- to three-foot arching stemsArctostaphylos gabilanensis is a rare species of manzanita, endemic to California, where it is known only from two disjunct populations in the Gabilan Mountain Range which forms the northeastern boundary of the Salinas Valley. It was only botanically recognized in 2004 because of its very limited distribution on private land. The upright growth habit of overlapping grey green leaves gives this species a singular character. Rosy tipped new growth adds