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Eriogonum
Buckwheats are a large group of variable plants found in dry areas of Western North America. They have attractive, often fuzzy, foliage, produce long lasting blooms and are attractive groundcovers in the dry summer garden. They require very well drained soil and and some don't do well in sodden winter conditions. The smaller species make good trough plants. |
Eriogonum caespitosum © | Mat Buckwheat | |
Low silvery mats that produce thin flowering stems in summer that are topped by round flowerheads, emerging yellow and fading to red. Grow in full sun in very well drained soil with low water. Hardy to –40 degrees F Polygonaceae
Grown from seeds collected in the Pioneer Mtns of Idaho. The species is native to the mountains of the Interior West.
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Eriogonum ceaspitosum©
| A very caespitose mat buckwheat | |
Low mats of small, dense silver foliage and yellow flowerheads in summer that emerge yellow and fade to red. Grow in full sun in very well drained soil with low water. Hardy to –40 degrees F Polygonaceae
Grown from seeds collected at Steens Mountain in eastern Oregon.
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Eriogonum kennedyi v kennedyi ©
| Kennedy's Buckwheat | |
Loose mat of narrow white, fuzzy leaves with long stems topped by white to pink flower clusters in summer. Sun, very well drained soil, low water. Hardy to 0 degrees F Polygonaceae
Native to the San Bernadino Mountains and Mt Pinos Areas of California where it grows on dry, gravelly slopes.
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Eriogonum ovalifolium ©
| Cushion Buckwheat | |
Low mats of spoon shaped leaves with umbels of yellow, red or pink flowerheads. Sun, low water, very well drained soil. Hardy to –40 degrees F Western US Mountains Polygonaceae
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Eriogonum ovalifolium v depressum ©
| Cushion Buckwheat | |
Flattened mats of white-woolly, oval leaves with balls of pink to ruby red flowerheads in summer. 4 x 20” Sun, low water, very well drained soil. –40 degrees F From seed collected in Custer County, Idaho at 10K' in granite scree. Polygonaceae
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©Eriogonum ovalifolium v nivale
©Eriogonum ovalifolium v nivale flowerhead
© Eriogonum ovalifolium v nivale | Sierra Cushion Buckwheat | |
Low mats of fuzzy, spoon shaped leaves with umbels of pinkish flowers. Sun, low water, very well drained soil. Hardy to –40 degrees F Polygonaceae
From seed collected on Steen's mountain in Eastern Oregon. This variety is found in rocky and sandy soils at high elevations in California, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, Washington and B.C.
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Eriogonum polyanthum flowers ©
Eriogonum polyanthum in rock garden | Sulpher Flower Buckwheat | |
Low mats of spoon shaped leaves with umbels of yellow flowers that fade to red. Sun, low water, very well drained soil. Hardy to –40 degrees F This species is found in the mountains of Southern Oregon and Northern California. Polygonaceae
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Eriogonum thymoides ©
| Thymeleaf Buckwheat | |
Low mat of narrow leaves and short stems with flowers in a variety of solid and bi-color hues from cream, yellow, orange and red in summer. 10 x 20” Sun, low water, very well drained soil. –20 degrees F WA Eastern Cascades Polygonaceae
Slow growing small-scale plant for containers and small rock garden.
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© Eriogonum umbellatum var humistratum | Mt Eddy Buckwheat | |
Low mat of silver-gray leaves with yellow, ruby streaked flowers in summer. Sun, low water, very well drained soil. Hardy to –20 degrees F Polygonaceae
From seed collected in Siskiyou County, CA
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© Eriogonum umbellatum var porteri
© Eriogonum umbellatum var porteri | Porter's Sulpher Flower | |
Low mats of small green leaves with red and yellow poms in summer. 6 x 12" Sun, low water, very well drained soil. Hardy to –40 degrees F Polygonaceae
From seed collected in Beaver County, Utah
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© Eriogonum umbellatum var umbellatum
| Sulpher Flower Buckwheat | |
Low mats of loose rosettes of ovate, gray-green leaves with yellow flowers in summer. Sun, low water, very well drained soil. Hardy to –40 degrees F Polygonaceae
From seed collected in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah. The species is commonly found in rocky and sandy soil at 3,000-9,000 feet in Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and Idaho
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©Eriogonum ursinum - Bear Valley Buckwheat
| Bear Valley Buckwheat | |
Olive green mats with large flowerheads of deep yellow. Sun, low water, very well drained soil. 24 x 35” Hardy to –10 degrees F Sierra Co, CA Polygonaceae
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