Vintage Seed Collection Hiking San Gabriel Mountains

San Gabriel Mountains

Adapts to many soil types

Plant Characteristics Family Name Ericaceae Species Name Arctostaphylos rainbowensis Common Name Rainbow Manzanita Plant Type Shrub Sun Exposure Coast-Sun

Cold Hardy to 15 degrees F Distribution Channel Islands (except San Clemente Island)

Vintage Seed Collection Hiking San Gabriel MountainsThe Vintage Seed Collection contains seeds of five garden favorites from the 400+ native plant species introduced into cultivation by Theodore Payne: chalk dudleya, golden yarrow, showy penstemon, white sage, and blue eyed grass. Species descriptions highlight excerpts from Payne's original catalogs, and the tin includes an insert about Payne's legacy and a link to his historical catalogs on the TPF website. Tin also includes a photographic insert,