Botanical Name: Eriogonum fasciculatum ssp. fasciculatum
Common Name: California buckwheat Type of Plant: dicot: shrub Character evergreen Habit of Growth: Overall Shape a low mounding-habit plant, with many slender, erect to nearly prostrate stems; forms a loose open canopy with age Height 1' - 3' (5') Spread equal or more Growth Rate slow-moderate Environment: Exposure outdoors full sun required; grows poorly in shade Soil tolerates most except poorly drained adobe soils Hardiness hardy (zones 8,9,14-24); thrives in warm sites below 2000ft Morphology: Leaves pinnate, whorled in tiny branchlets, linear-narrowly elliptic; 1/2" - 3/4" long, green above, silver-gray beneath Flowers pinkish-white, tiny (1/4" across), crowded at the end of the branches, in dense compound umbels on 3"-6" stalks; spring-summer, intermittent throughout the year Fruit an achene; tiny, very abundant Propagation: seed (good for hydroseed mixes) Usage: an excellent quick filler or facer, for its loose open form and fine textured foliage; one of the best shrubs for erosion control on slopes; blooms nearly all year; is a short-lived plant Landscape Care: Watering an occasional deep soak; becomes very drought-tolerant after established Fertilizing none required Pruning head back occasionally to encourage a denser form Pests/Diseases relatively free Special Conditions/Other Origin: Central and Southern California Family: Polygonaceae Notes: |
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