Xylococcus bicolor, Mission Manzanita
Mission Manzanita
A California Native shrub that can reach up to twenty feet tall. This slow growing shrub has pink and white flowers that bloom in the winter and spring. The bark is a red gray color. This shrub is great for bank stabilization. It is native to San Diego, Baja California, Santa Catalina Island, and in the foothills northwest of Pasadena.
Plant with: Sugar Bush, Spiny Redberry, Black Sage, Ceanothus crassifolius, Ceanothus tomentosus, Ceanothus leucodermis
- Full sun
- Tolerates most soil as long as the drainage is fast
- Water once a month once established
- Hardy up to 25 degrees
- Attracts bees, birds, and hummingbirds