Arctostaphylos gabilanensis, Gabilan Mountains Manzanita Size:.5 qt a dark-leafed seedling I grew

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

The 12 to 18-inch inflorescences have flowers in shades of golden-yellow to bronzed-orange with dramatic magenta and gold-veined labellum

or white flower clusters from May – September

Arctostaphylos gabilanensis, Gabilan Mountains Manzanita Size:.5 qt a dark-leafed seedling I grewArctostaphylos 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