Arctostaphylos ‘Sunset’

Sunset Manzanita

Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 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.