Eriogonum - Buckwheats (small to large)
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Eriogonum nudum, Common Name: Bare Stemmed Buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae (Images)
Type: Small plant 1'h x .5'w
Flowers: March to May
Flower Color: White, yellow
Likes: Full Sun
Widely distributed. Basal leaves with long leafless flower stem. Flower can be white, pink or yellow. Interesting accent plant, low maintenance.
Can take some summer irrigation after established.
Eriogonum umbellatum, Common Name: Sulphur Buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Type: Small plant 1'h x 2'w
Flowers: March to June
Flower Color: Yellow
Likes: Full Sun
Exceptional garden addition. .Low growing, perenial, mounding shrub. Native from California to Colorado. Can be variable dependent on growing conditions and the specific plant. Lower plant with flower clusters on 6' stems. Very drought tolerant.
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Eriogonum fasciculatum TP Common Name: Theodore Payne California Buckwheat Images
1.5'tall x 8' wide Flowers: Spring into Summer Flower Color: White/Pink Likes: Full Sun
Groundcover. Tolerates almost any soil type. Selection of foothill and desert species of southern California. Introduced by the Theodore Payne Foundation in Sun Valley. (Calscape)
Eriogonum crocatum Common Name: Saffron/Conejo Buckwheat Images
Small shrub 2'h x 2'w, spreading Flowers: Late Spring into Summer Flower Color: Yellow Likes: Full Sun
Eriogonum crocatum is a rare species of wild Buckwheat that is endemic to the Conejo Valley and surrounding regions in Ventura County, California. It grows on open, dry hillsides, often in crags in rock faces. Conejo Buckwheat is a perennial shrub. Its foliage is a striking silvery green, with woolly leaves. It flowers from April-August, bearing clusters of tiny bright, sulfur yellow flowers. www.calscape.org
Eriogonum fasciculatum v. foliolosum Common Name: California Buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Type: 2'tall x 4' wide
Flowers: Spring into Summer
Flower Color: White/Pink
Likes: Full Sun
Attracts birds and butterflies. Very adaptable, however does not like excessive moisture. Mounding type of shrub with light pink flowers in Spring. Can use as a hedge or mix with other Buckwheats and accent plants. Can take 1-3 years to put on a display but worth the wait.
Eriogonum arborescens Common Name: Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Type: 3'h x 4'w
Flowers: Spring into Summer dependent on moisture
Flower Color: White/Pink
Likes: Full Sun
Native to the Channel Island along the Coast of California. Likes full sun. Can grow to 3-4 feet tall but usually smaller inland. Likes some summer water - which will encourage a larger plant.
Nice as a higher level ground cover in massed plantings or as an accent under Oaks. Flowers attract butterflies.
Eriogonum giganteum Common Name: St. Catherine's Lace Images
Large shrub 4'h x 5'w Flowers: February - Spring Flower Color: White Likes: Full Sun
Larger shrub. One of the larger buckwheats. Large showy display of white flowers. Reported to be very drought tolerant and hearty in the SJ Valley area.