Arctostaphylos ‘Sunset’

Sunset Manzanita

Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 10 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.

Plant Type: Shrubs

Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen

Overall Mature Size: Large

Also Grown As: Bush

Mature Height & Spread: 4-6' x 4-8'

Natural Growth Habit: Dense, Mounding, Rounded

Native To: California, Hybrid

Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water: Low Water

Flower Color: Pink / White

Bloom Time: Spring, Winter

Special Features: Attractive Bark / Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Deer Resistant / Drought Resistant / Hedge / Screen / Seacoast Conditions / Shade Tolerant

Container Sizes: #3

Sunset Garden Zones: 6-9, 14-24

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7-10

A Bit More

Arctostaphylos ‘Sunset’ is an evergreen shrub featuring coppery-red new foliage, pinkish-white flowers in winter/spring, and reddish, peeling bark. Excellent as a screen, hedge, or specimen plant. Ideal for Mediterranean-style gardens, banks, slopes, weed suppression, erosion control. Best in full sun; tolerates light afternoon shade, especially in hot inland areas. Requires low to no summer water once established. Thrives in well-drained, acidic, rocky, sandy, or clay soils. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Verticillium wilt resistant.Cold hardy to 0°F.

A Bit More

Arctostaphylos ‘Sunset’ is an evergreen shrub featuring coppery-red new foliage, pinkish-white flowers in winter/spring, and reddish, peeling bark. Excellent as a screen, hedge, or specimen plant. Ideal for Mediterranean-style gardens, banks, slopes, weed suppression, erosion control. Best in full sun; tolerates light afternoon shade, especially in hot inland areas. Requires low to no summer water once established. Thrives in well-drained, acidic, rocky, sandy, or clay soils. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Verticillium wilt resistant.Cold hardy to 0°F.