Redroot Buckwheat
Eriogonum racemosum
Redroot buckwheat sends up tall wands of white-to-pink flowers over basal rosettes in dry western woodlands and slopes, a late-summer nectar source that ages to russet.
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AZ, CA, CO, NM, NV, UT
Related native plants
More Eriogonum species
- California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum)
- Sulphur Buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum)
- Desert Trumpet (Eriogonum inflatum)
- St. Catherine's Lace (Eriogonum giganteum)
- Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat (Eriogonum arborescens)
- Red-flowered Buckwheat (Eriogonum grande)