Polygonaceae
Blue mountain buckwheat
Eriogonum strictum
Also known as Eriogonum, Mountain wild buckwheat, Blue buckwheat, Eriogonum strictum subsp. typicum
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Native · Wildflower · Drought Tolerant · Pollinator · Western Us · Perennial · Buckwheat · Rocky Soil · Low Water
Blue mountain buckwheat is a tough, low-maintenance native perennial that thrives in well-drained, rocky or sandy soils with minimal supplemental watering once established. Plant it in a sunny to partly shaded spot and avoid overwatering, as it naturally adapts to dry western conditions. It produces attractive clusters of small flowers that are excellent for supporting native pollinators.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently; allow soil to dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–8.6
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- British Columbia, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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