Dana Point Buckwheat

Carried by 9 nurseries

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Plant description

Horticultural selection from Eriogonum fasciculatum from Dana Point in Orange County. This horticultural selection blooms pretty white flowers during the summer, and has an attractive tight mounding form. The flowers are important sources of food for butterflies and birds.

Horticultural selection E. fasciculatum: origin = cuttings (1983) Dana Point headlands, south coast, Orange Co.; intro Tree of Life Nursery 1985. Tolerates almost any soil type. Selected for the garden.

Plant overview

Plant type

Shrub

Size

3 - 4 ft Tall
6 - 10 ft Wide

Form

Rounded

Growth rate

Fast

Dormancy

Evergreen

Color

White

Flowering season

Summer, Spring, Fall

Special uses

Bank stabilization, Groundcover, Hedge

Landscaping information

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Ease of care

Easy

Cold tolerance

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Soil description

Tolerates a wide variety of soils.
Soil PH: 5.0 - 8.5

Maintenance

Can handle hard pruning, taller varieties even into edged/hedged plantings.

Companion plants

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Many companions including Brittlebush (Encelia spp.), Sagebrush (Artemisia spp.), Sage (Salvia spp.), Manzanita (Arctostaphylos spp.), Ceanothus species, Yucca species, Dudleya species, and cactus species

Wildlife supported

Bats

Birds

Bees

Caterpillars

Butterflies

Alternative names

Common names:

Dana Point California Buckwheat

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Thanks to Moosa Creek Nursery and the Theodore Payne Foundation for sharing information about this plant