Eriogonum

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Eriogonum

Buckwheats are a large group of variable plants found in dry areas of Western North America.

They have attractive, often fuzzy foliage and produce long lasting stalks of flowers

Eriogonum caespitosum

Eriogonum caespitosum ©

Mat Buckwheat

Low silvery mats that produce thin flowering stems in summer that are topped by round flowerheads, emerging yellow and fading to red. Grow in full sun in very well drained soil with low water. Hardy to –40 degrees F Polygonaceae

Grown from seeds collected in the Pioneer Mtns of Idaho. The species is native to the mountains of the Interior West.

Eriogonum kennedyi var. kennedyi

Eriogonum kennedyi v kennedyi ©

Eriogonum kennedyi v kennedyi flowers

Kennedy's Buckwheat

Loose mat of narrow white, fuzzy leaves with long stems topped by white to pink flower clusters in summer. Sun, very well drained soil, low water. Hardy to 0 degrees F Polygonaceae

Native to the San Bernadino Mountains and Mt Pinos Areas of California where it grows on dry, gravelly slopes.

Eriogonum ovalifolium

Eriogonum ovalifolium ©

eriogonum ovalifolium flowerhead

Cushion Buckwheat

Low mats of spoon shaped leaves with umbels of yellow, red or pink flowerheads. Sun, low water, very well drained soil. Hardy to –40 degrees F Western US Mountains Polygonaceae

Eriogonum ovalifolium var. depressum

Eriogonum ovalifolium v depressum ©

Cushion Buckwheat

Flattened mats of white-woolly, oval leaves with balls of pink to ruby red flowerheads in summer. 4 x 20” Sun, low water, very well drained soil. –40 degrees F From seed collected in Custer County, Idaho at 10K' in granite scree. Polygonaceae

Eriogonum ovalifolium var nivale

©Eriogonum ovalifolium v nivale

Eriogonum ovalifolium v nivale flowerhead

©Eriogonum ovalifolium v nivale flowerhead

Eriogonum ovalifolium v nivale

Sierra Cushion Buckwheat

Low mats of fuzzy, spoon shaped leaves with umbels of pinkish flowers. Sun, low water, very well drained soil. Hardy to –40 degrees F Polygonaceae

From seed collected on Steen's mountain in Eastern Oregon. This variety is found in rocky and sandy soils at high elevations in California, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, Washington and B.C.

Eriogonum polyanthum

(syn Eriogonum umbellatum v polyanthum)

Eriogonum polyanthum flowers

Eriogonum polyanthum flowers ©

Eriogonum polyanthum in garden ©

Eriogonum polyanthum in rock garden

Sulpher Flower Buckwheat

Low mats of spoon shaped leaves with umbels of yellow flowers that fade to red. Sun, low water, very well drained soil. Hardy to –40 degrees F Mountains of Southern Oregon and Northern California. Polygonaceae

Eriogonum thymoides

Eriogonum thymoides, Thymeleaf Buckwheat

Thymeleaf Buckwheat

Low mat of narrow leaves and short stems with flowers in a variety of solid and bi-color hues from cream, yellow, orange and red in summer. 10 x 20” Sun, low water, very well drained soil. –20 degrees F WA Eastern Cascades Polygonaceae

Slow growing small-scale plant for containers and small rock garden.

Eriogonum umbellatum var umbellatum

Sulpher Flower Buckwheat

Low mats of loose rosettes of ovate, gray-green leaves with yellow flowers in summer. Sun, low water, very well drained soil. Hardy to –40 degrees F Polygonaceae

From seed collected in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah. The species is commonly found in rocky and sandy soil at 3,000-9,000 feet in Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and Idaho

Eriogonum ursinum

Eriogonum ursinum, Bear Valley Buckwheat

Bear Valley Buckwheat

Olive green mats with large flowerheads of deep yellow. Sun, low water, very well drained soil. 24 x 35” Hardy to –10 degrees F Sierra Co, CA Polygonaceae

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