St. Helena Manzanita (Arctostaphylos manzanita ‘St. Helena’)

A woody evergreen shrub with a dense, rapid growth habit. Branches are crooked and sculptural with red bark.

Large, gray-green leaves are rounded to egg-shaped. Clusters of white, drooping, urn-shaped flowers are beneficial to many bird species. The berries are edible. Native to California. Tolerates serpentine and clay soils.