California Buckwheat
Eriogonum fasciculatum
A keystone pollinator shrub whose long-blooming white-to-rust flower clusters feed countless native bees and butterflies. Tough, low, and essential for dry slopes.
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–3 ft
- Spacing
- 2–5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds, larval host
- Landscape uses
- foundation, erosion control
- Native states
- AZ, CA, NV, UT
Related native plants
More Eriogonum species
- Sulphur Buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum)
- Desert Trumpet (Eriogonum inflatum)
- Redroot Buckwheat (Eriogonum racemosum)
- St. Catherine's Lace (Eriogonum giganteum)
- Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat (Eriogonum arborescens)
- Red-flowered Buckwheat (Eriogonum grande)