Polygonaceae
Eriogonum umbellatum var. bahiiforme
Eriogonum umbellatum var. bahiiforme var. bahiiforme
Also known as Eriogonum polyanthum var. bahiiforme, Eriogonum trichotomum, Eriogonum stellatum var. bahiiforme, Eriogonum umbellatum subsp. bahiiforme
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · California Endemic · Native · Buckwheat · Pollinator · Rare · Perennial · Wildflower · Rocky Soil · Low Water · Eriogonum
The bahia-leaved sulfur buckwheat is a rare California endemic perennial that prefers well-drained, rocky soils and sunny to partly shaded exposures. Water occasionally during the growing season and reduce irrigation in winter to mimic its natural dry-season conditions. This uncommon native is a rewarding choice for collectors of California wildflowers and habitat restoration projects.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently, allowing soil to dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- rocky
- Soil pH
- 6.5–8
- Temperature
- -25°F to 100°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- California
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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