Botanical Name: Eriogonum arborescens
Common Name: Santa Cruz Island buckwheat
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape an upright to spreading, fairly loosely branched plant, eventually forming a mounded canopy; older branches develop a picturesque open pattern and shreddy bark
Height 3' - 6' (8')
Spread equal or more
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors thrives in full sun; tolerates partial shade inland
Soil requires well-draining, drier habitats; best adapted to rocky or sandy soils
Hardiness hardy (zones 14-24); prefers warm dry coastal habitats
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, crowded at the ends of the branches, linear or narrowly oblong; gray-green above, white-hairy beneath; 1/2" - 1 1/2" long, with strongly revolute margins
Flowers pale pinkish-white, tiny, in long-stalked flattened panicles; May - September
Fruit a tiny achene
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
an attractive accent shrub in rock gardens and informal landscapes for summer flower display, rugged branching structure; use as an informal filler; mass plantings and erosion control on slopes; (hydroseed)
 
Landscape Care:
Watering an occasional deep soak; the plant becomes very drought-tolerant after establishment
Fertilizing little is required
Pruning very little; selectively head back the longest branches as needed to develop a more compact shape if desired
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Southern California Islands
Family: Polygonaceae

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