Theodore Payne in His Own Words poster Cold Hardy to Less than

Cold Hardy to Less than 15 degrees F Distribution Throughout the California Floristic Province (except Great Central Valley)

plant communities

Plant Characteristics Family Name Ericaceae Species Name Xylococcus bicolor Common Name Mission Manzanita Plant Type Shrub Sun Exposure Coast-Sun

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Theodore Payne in His Own Words poster Cold Hardy to Less than"Be a good Californian; be loyal to your own state and keep your landscape Californian, by planting the trees, shrubs, and flowers of California." Theodore Payne This young Englishman, arriving in southern California in 1893 soon began his life's work; the seed and nursery business. Seeing that California's rich native flora was quickly disappearing, he was determined to stir a greater interest in the wild flowers. Payne grew colorful flower