Full Sun Plan

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Overview

This plan creates a lush, dynamic garden that will thrive even in the intense Ojai summer sun.

Manzanita is very picky. It requires sandy, well-draining soil to live. If you don’t have that kind of soil, pick one of the alternatives below!

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Make it your own

Does our color palette or plant selection not match your preferences? Swap out plants in the plan for other natives. Check out the substitutions below!

  • These species can be pruned to better create the look of a manzanita.

    Hoaryleaf Ceanothus (Ceanothus crassifolius)
    Buckbrush (Ceanothus cuneatus)
    Bigpod Ceanothus (Ceanothus megacarpus)
    Greenbark ceanothus (Ceanothus spinosus)
    Mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus betuloides)
    Toyon (Heteromelese agrifolia)
    Laurel sumac (Malosma laurina)
    Holly leaf cherry (Prunus ilicifolia)
    Elderberry (Sambucus mexicanus) (deciduous)

  • Sagebrush (Artemisia californica)
    California Bricklebush (Brickellia californica)
    Bush sunflower (Encelia californica)
    Silver lupine (Lupinus albifrons)
    White sage (Salvia apiana)
    Black sage (Salvia mellifera)
    Purple sage (Salvia leucophylla)

  • Bush sunflower (Encelia californica)
    California fuchsia (Epilobium canum)
    Silver lupine (Lupinus albifrons)
    Foothill penstemon (Penstemon heterophyllus)
    Wild rose (Rosa californica)
    Black sage (Salvia mellifera)
    Hummingbird sage (Salvia spathacea)

  • White yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
    Creeping rye (Elymus triticoides)
    Hummingbird sage (Salvia spathacea)
    Crested needlegrass (Stipa coronata)

Plant Care tips

Fall: prune any dead material in early Fall, plant and seed in late Fall

Winter: plant, supplemental watering every few weeks if there is no rain, weed

Spring: supplemental watering every few weeks if there is no rain, but reduce frequency, weed

Summer: let the plants go dormant, reduce water for new plants and stop watering completely for established plants, weed

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