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Eriogonum umbellatum polyanthum Shasta Buckwheat

Identification

Eriogonum umbellatum polyanthum Shasta Buckwheat, Sulfur Buckwheat.
Shasta Buckwheat or Sulfur Buckwheat flowers can add a lot of color to a native garden in summer. - grid24_3
Eriogonum umbellatum polyanthum Shasta Buckwheat
The Shasta Sulfur flowered buckwheat - grid24_3
Eriogonum umbellatum polyanthum Shasta Buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum Shasta sulfur buckwheat - grid24_3
Eriogonum umbellatum polyanthum Shasta Buckwheat
Checkerspot on Eriogonum umbellatum polyanthum, Sulfur Buckwheat - grid24_3
Eriogonum umbellatum polyanthum Shasta Buckwheat
Sulfur Buckwheat in a garden in Big Bear at 6800 feet. At this elevation this buckwheat looked right at home, but also looks great at both nurseries. - grid24_3
Eriogonum umbellatum polyanthum Shasta Buckwheat in a Garden in Big Bear at 6800 feet.

Description

Eriogonum umbellatum polyanthum is a wide ranging form normal in the middle elevation Sierras, yellow flowers on a 1ft high by 3ft plant, likes good soil some summer water, good drainage. This Shasta Buckwheat is a mounder. Making a wonderful border planting in sharp gravel soils. Do not even attemp it in clay, but sandy loam or loam soils it can be spectacular in early summer flowering in a mass of yellow fading to orange in summer. The foliage is a respectable green in fall and winter. Mix with Penstemon heterophyllus or Margarita BOP and Zauschneria species for extended color. Mix the three together and you can get flowers from April through December. Throw a few nonnative bulbs(Tulips or Daffodils) in there and the flowering goes from Jan through Dec. with a few hiccups here and there. Click here for more about California Buckwheats

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One Gallon (Up to 38) $ 8.99

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One Gallon 49 38 $ 8.99

Available at our Santa Margarita store.

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Hours: Open Saturday only from 9am to 4pm
Address: 3232 Las Pilitas Rd. Santa Margarita, CA 93453
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Available at our Escondido store.

Contact: escondido@laspilitas.com
Hours: Open Tuesday through Saturday from 9am to 4pm
Address: 8331 Nelson Way Escondido, CA 92026
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Characteristics


Eriogonum umbellatum polyanthum Shasta Buckwheat Sulfur Buckwheat is great for a bird garden and a butterfly garden.
Eriogonum umbellatum polyanthum Shasta Buckwheat Sulfur Buckwheat's foliage type is evergreen.
Eriogonum umbellatum polyanthum Shasta Buckwheat Sulfur Buckwheat's flower color is yellow.

Communities

Communities for Eriogonum umbellatum polyanthum Shasta Buckwheat Sulfur Buckwheat:Red Fir Forest, Northern Juniper Woodland, Sagebrush Scrub and Yellow Pine Forest.

Ranges for Eriogonum umbellatum polyanthum Shasta Buckwheat

ph: 5.00 to 7.00
usda: 5 to 9
height[m]: 0.20 to 0.30
width[m]: 0.30 to 0.70
rainfall[cm]: 40.00 to 100.00

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