Polygonaceae
Eriogonum umbellatum var. polyanthum
Eriogonum umbellatum var. polyanthum var. polyanthum
Also known as Eriogonum polyanthum, Eriogonum umbellatum subsp. polyanthum
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Buckwheat · California Native · Pollinator Plant · Drought Tolerant · Perennial · Wildflower · Rocky Soil · Erosion Control · Native Garden
This California buckwheat variety is a tough, slow-growing perennial best suited to rocky or sandy, well-drained soils in a sunny to partly shaded garden. Once established, it is highly resilient and requires very little supplemental watering. It is an excellent choice for native pollinator gardens and slopes prone to erosion.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; allow soil to dry almost completely between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–8
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- California
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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