Carmel Sur Manzanita (Arctostaphylos edmundsii ‘Carmel Sur’)

A woody evergreen shrub with a low, mounding habit that works as a fast-growing ground cover. Short, red branchlets grow upright. Small, dark green leaves are rounded to egg-shaped. Clusters of white and pale pink, drooping, urn-shaped flowers are beneficial to many bird species. The berries are edible. Native to California. Tolerates serpentine and clay soils.