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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 and produce long lasting stalks of flowers
Eriogonum caespitosum © |
Mat Buckwheat | |
Low silvery mats with stalks of flowers 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 in the Pioneer Mtns of Idaho. The species is native to the mountains of the Interior West.
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Eriogonum ovalifolium © |
Cushion Buckwheat | |
Low mats of spoon shaped leaves with umbels of pinkish flowers. Sun, low water, very well drained soil. Hardy to –40 degrees F Western US Mountains Polygonaceae
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Eriogonum ovalifolium v nivale Eriogonum ovalifolium var nivale with cold weather blush © |
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 Mountains of Southern Oregon and Northern California. Polygonaceae
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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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