Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Red Stem' 7627 Silver Foliage needle-like foliage

needle-like foliage

to about 12 ft

Frost hardy in USDA zone 5 to 8

with crinkled spring-green leaves and large clusters of creamy white

Flowers are dark violet with violet blue corollas

Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Red Stem' 7627 Silver Foliage needle-like foliageA Cistus Nursery introduction originally collected in Shasta Co. CA. from plants intermediate with ssp. wieslanderi. 8 to 10 ft possibly taller with upright habit and 2 inch shiny green leaves subtended by red petioles and stems; the trunks a very warm orange brown. Flowers in trusses of white sometimes aging to a very light pink from December into February. Can be tip pruned for screening or lifted into a small tree form. An easier than average