Eriogonum grande rubescens - Red-flowered Buckwheat
Pot Size: Gallon
This is a slow-spreading CA native evergreen perennial with attractive rounded leaves that are grey green above and wooly white below. Flower clusters varying from vivid pink to rosy-red bloom on 1’ tall inflorescences provide color summer through fall. Prune leggy plants back to lateral buds to keep tidy. Great choice for rock gardens, dramatic planted in drifts, very attractive to butterflies and bees. Hardy to 15 F.
Perennial
Zone: USDA 8b-10 Size: 2’ high by 3’ wide Light: Full sun Soil: Prefers well-drained, gravelly soil Water: Low Bloom: Red flowers in summer/fall Other notes: Not recommended for fire-prone areas Uses: Borders, naturalistic gardens, dry hillsides; deer-resistant
