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Polygonaceae
Eriogonum niveum
Eriogonum niveum
Also known as Eriogonum dichotomum var. humile, Eriogonum dichotomum, Eriogonum niveum subsp. dichotomum, Eriogonum niveum subsp. typicum
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Snow Buckwheat · Eriogonum · Native Perennial · Pacific Northwest · Pollinator Plant · Drought Adapted · Rocky Slope · Groundcover · Wildflower · Polygonaceae
Snow buckwheat is a tough native perennial from the Pacific Northwest, prized for its white woolly foliage and clusters of small flowers. Plant it in well-drained soil in a partially shaded to sunny spot and water moderately, as it dislikes consistently wet conditions. It is an excellent low-maintenance choice for native pollinator gardens and rocky slopes.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allowing the top inch of soil to dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–8
- 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
- 24 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, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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