Eriogonum cinereum

Identification

Eriogonum cinereum, Ashyleaf buckwheat and Coastal buckwheat.
Eriogonum cinereum. Coastal Buckwheat - grid24_3
Eriogonum cinereum, Ashyleaf buckwheat
This little gray buckwheat makes a very stable show of gray and pink, rusting out by fall. - grid24_3
Eriogonum cinereum
Ash leaf buckwheat with the pink flowers turning rust in fall - grid24_3
Eriogonum cinereum
Ashley Leaf Buckwheat, Eriogonum cinereum in the ground at the Santa Margarita nursery. - grid24_3
Ashley Leaf Buckwheat

Description

Ashyleaf buckwheat is a perennial shrub to 4 ft.,(usually 2 ft.) whitish pink clusters on grey foliage, a plant for erosion control in dry coastal areas. The plantings here have survived 15 F. deg. with no damage, dead at @10F. deg.. The buckwheats are very important for butterflies and native wasps. This wasps are small predatory insects that control the aphids, mealy bug, scale etc. in your garden. The flowers, leaves and seeds are all used by all the smaller animals. Companion plants are very diverse and range from Dudleya pulverulenta to Coreopsis gigantea. Common species include Rhus integrifolia, Encelia californica, Salvia mellifera, Artemisia californica, Leymus condensatus, Diplacus aurantiacus (longiflorus) on clay soil. Click here for more about California Buckwheats

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Characteristics

Eriogonum cinereum Ashyleaf buckwheat tolerates seaside conditions, alkaline soil and clay.
Eriogonum cinereum Ashyleaf buckwheat is great for a butterfly garden.
Eriogonum cinereum Ashyleaf buckwheat's foliage color is silver and type is evergreen.
Eriogonum cinereum Ashyleaf buckwheat's flower color is white.

Communities

Communities for Eriogonum cinereum Ashyleaf buckwheat:Coastal Sage Scrub and Coastal Strand.

Ranges for Eriogonum cinereum

ph: 6.00 to 8.00
usda: 7 to 10
height[m]: 1.00 to 1.20
width[m]: 1.00 to 1.20
rainfall[cm]: 35.00 to 77.00

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