 | Whiteleaf Manzanita. Cowboys riding through the chaparral in the Sierra Nevada were not men who needed beauty. There wasn't much they needed other than a steady horse and a good strong cup of coffee in the mornings. (Or so Hollywood Westerns would have us believe!) But riding through the chaparral, they were sure to notice the beautiful native Whiteleaf Manzanita (Arctostaphylos manzanita)! It grows naturally from Southern California up to Oregon and brings its wild rustic beauty to bear in unlikely places! Whiteleaf... - Whiteleaf Manzanita. |
