Small Flowering Plants E-H
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Erigeron glaucus x Common Name: Seaside/Wayne Roderick Daisy
Family: Asteraceae
Type: 1'tall x 2' wide
Flowers: Spring and Summer dependent on moisture
Flower Color: Lavender
Likes: Full Sun
Nice small spreading daisy. Very pretty lavender flowers. Appears to be a cross with Erigeron glaucus and ?. Unique color brings dimension to a native flower bed. Long flowering with regular pruning and adequate moisture. Really nice border, ground cover or accent plant. Can tolerate garden water.
Eriogonum fasciculatum 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 and easy to grow. Low maintenance.
Mounding type of shrub. Can use as a hedge or mix with other Buckwheats and accent plants.
Winter / Fall
Eriogonum grande rebescens Common Name: Red Flowered Buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Type: 1'tall x 2' wide
Flowers: Spring into Summer
Flower Color: Red
Likes: Full Sun
Nice buckwheat - one of the most showy. Low growing. Should be very drought tolerant after the 1st year. Red/pink summer flowers. Native to the Channel Islands. Likes full sun.
Eriogonum nudum, Common Name: Bare Stemmed Buckwheat (N Calif)
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 nudum ssp nudum, Common Name: Tuol. Co. Bare Stemmed Buck.
Family: Polygonaceae (Images)
Type: Small plant 2'h x .5'w
Flowers: March to May
Flower Color: White, pink, 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. Ssp nudum or pubiflorum. Origin - Tuolumne Coake 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
Brilliant yellow, low growing, perenial, mounding shrub. Native from California to Colorado. Can be variable dependent on growing conditions and the specific plant. Basal leaves with flower clusters on 6' stems. Flower color can vary from cream to yellow. Very drought tolerant.
Can take some summer irrigation after established.
Eriophyllum confertiflorum Common Name: Golden Yarrow
Family: Asteraceae (Images)
Type: 1.5'tall x .5' wide
Flowers: Spring into Summer
Flower Color: Yellow
Likes: Full Sun
Perennial. Small plant for Spring/early Summer color. Member of the Daisy (Asteraceae) Family. Nice contrast to the blue/violet flowering Penstemons, and others, during Spring. Grayish foliage. Although they share a common name not related to Achillea millefolium.
Eriophyllum lanatum (Siskiyou) Common Name: Siskiyou Woolly Sunflower
Family: Asteraceae (Images)
Type: 1'tall x 2.5' wide
Flowers: Spring into Summer
Flower Color: Yellow
Likes: Full Sun
Variable species. Color may vary a little. "Siskiyou" selection. Nice bedding plant. Shorter and more spreading with nice display of yellow flowers.
Eriophyllum (latifolum) Common Name: Red Hills Woolly Sunflower
Family: Asteraceae
Type: 2'tall x 2' wide
Flowers: Spring into Summer
Flower Color: Yellow
Likes: Full Sun
Collected by Don Pedro Reservoir. Larger Eriophyllum. Blooms Spring into Summer. Does not like to be pampered - very little summer water and does well in rocky, shallow areas. Very happy in valley or foothill areas. Long flowering period - with moisture. Prune to keep good structure. Key indicates that sp is latifolum however not typical range for this sp. Jepson mentions may be a cross of E. lanatum var. arachnoideum × E confertiflorum. (Although common to the BLM Red Hills area this was sampled outside the Red Hills boundry)
Gambelia (Galvezia) juncea Common Name: Bush Snapdragon, Punta Banda
Family: Plantaginaceae (Images)
Type: 2'tall x 3' wide
Flowers: Summer into Fall
Flower Color: Orange/Red
Likes: Part Sun
Nice mid-summer color. Has a snapdragon/fuschia type flower. Native to Channel Islands down into Mexico. A coastal plant so probably not very drought tolerant. Plant part sun or full sun with extra water - protect during frosts - under overhang or other plants. Dense foliage
Heuchera maxima Common Name: Island Alum Root
Family: Saxifragaceae
Type: 1'tall x 2' wide
Flowers: Spring into Summer
Flower Color: Pink
Likes: Part Sun
Native to the Channel Island along the Coast of California. Large leaves. Flowering in 1-2' spikes in Spring. Nice as a ground cover in massed plantings or as an accent under Oaks. Flowers attract hummingbirds.
Heuchera micrantha Common Name: Crevice Alum Root
Family: Saxifragaceae (Images) Images are not that helpful - look for the white flowers
Type: 1'tall x 1.5' wide
Flowers: Spring into Summer
Flower Color: White
Likes: Part Sun
Small, shade loving plant. Found mostly in California coastal hills and Sierra foothills. Typically grows on rocky slopes. Perfect for under trees. Many flower spikes of small flowers. Slightly smaller that H. maxima with white flowers - can be combined in plantings. Plant in clumps. Needs summer irrigation.