Polygonaceae
Eriogonum wrightii var. nodosum
Eriogonum wrightii var. nodosum var. nodosum
Also known as Eriogonum wrightii var. pringlei, Eriogonum nodosum, Eriogonum wrightii subsp. pringlei, Eriogonum trachygonum subsp. pringlei
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Southwest Native · Buckwheat · Pollinator · Drought Adapted · Rock Garden · Perennial · Wildflower · Arizona · California · Xeriscape
Wright's buckwheat (nodosum variety) is a tough, slow-growing native perennial suited to dry, rocky slopes and well-drained garden beds across the Southwest. Once established, it requires very little supplemental water and no fertilizing. Its small white to pinkish flowers provide valuable late-season nectar for pollinators.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently; allow soil to dry fully between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–8
- 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
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Arizona, California, Mexico Northwest
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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