Moss Landing Buckwheat

Carried by 1 nurseries

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Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Plant description

Tolerates almost any soil type. Prefers sun in coastal sites, and sun or part shade in inland sites. Selected for the garden.

Plant overview

Plant type

Shrub

Size

2 ft Tall
1 - 2 ft Wide

Form

Rounded

Growth rate

Fast

Dormancy

Evergreen

Color

Pink, White

Flowering season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Special uses

Bank stabilization, Groundcover

Landscaping information

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Ease of care

Easy

Cold tolerance

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Soil description

Tolerates a wide variety of soils.
Soil PH: 5 - 8

Sunset Zones

5*, 14*, 15, 16, 17, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24

Companion plants

See all

Giant Coreopsis (Leptosyne gigantea), Chalk Dudleya (Dudleya pulverulenta), White Sage (Salvia apiana), Coastal Agave (Agave shawii), White Coast Ceanothus (Ceanothus verrucosus), California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum var. fasciculatum), Seaside Fleabane,Coast Eriogonum

Coastal Agave

Agave shawii

White Coast Ceanothus

Ceanothus verrucosus

Chalk Dudleya

Dudleya pulverulenta

California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum var. fasciculatum

Wildlife supported

Bats

Birds

Bees

Caterpillars

Butterflies

Alternative names

Common names:

Moss Landing Buckwheat

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