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Polygonaceae
Slenderbush eriogonum
Eriogonum microthecum
Also known as Wild buckwheat, Eriogonum, Slender buckwheat
Flowering Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Eriogonum · Native · Drought Tolerant · Xeriscape · Pollinator · Wildflower · Shrub · Western Us · Rocky Soil · Low Water
Slenderbush eriogonum is a tough, drought-adapted native shrub well suited to xeric gardens, rocky slopes, and dry borders in the western United States. Once established it requires very little supplemental water and thrives in poor, well-drained soils with full sun to light shade. Its tiny clustered flowers are excellent pollinator attractors and provide interest from summer through fall.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water sparingly once established, allowing soil to dry completely between waterings · Every 14-21 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- rocky
- Soil pH
- 5.8–8.5
- 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
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- Purple
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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