Eriogonum umbellatum umbellatum
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Species Name: Eriogonum umbellatum
Common Name: Sulphur Buckwheat
- Attractive small buckwheat with cute spoon-shaped leaves and yellow flowers. Adds summer color! Highly recommended for wildlife value, especially butterflies.
- Plant Family: Polygonaceae
- Plant Type: Perennial
- Height by Width: 1' H x 3' W
- Growth Habit: Clumping
- Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Sun Exposure: Full to part sun
- Soil Preference: Well-draining, rocky, acidic
- Water Requirements: Drought-tolerant to moderate
- Cold Hardy to: 15 degrees F
- Flower Season: Summer
- Flower Color: Bright yellow to creamy yellow
- Endangered?: Not listed
- Distribution: Throughout California
- Natural Habitat: Coastal Sage Scrub, woodland, pine forest
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