Arctostaphylos glauca 'Canyon Blush', Big Berry Manzanita drought-tolerant The bell-like early spring flowers

The bell-like early spring flowers are held in showy pink calyces with petals of the palest pink blush that darken toward the center

frosty-edged fronds with plum interiors create a jeweled

Light to open shade makes the best leaf color

Colony photo by Ron Clausen

sylvestris is extremely dense and as green as can be

Arctostaphylos glauca 'Canyon Blush', Big Berry Manzanita drought-tolerant The bell-like early spring flowersThis is an ideal shrub for covering a slope, and in such a circumstance will tolerate clay soils. The lower branches may root out, therefore making it possible for the shrub to eventually grow quite wide! the "blush" in its name comes from the blushed red foliage and blushed pink (then white as they age) urn shaped flowers in winter. Little apple like fruits follow the flower clusters. This cultivar originated as a chance seedling (now 25+ years old)