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Eriogonum crocatum (Conejo Buckwheat or Saffron Buckwheat) is a rare species of wild Buckwheat that is endemic to the Conejo Valley and surrounding regions in Ventura County, California. It grows on open, dry hillsides, often in crags in rock faces. Conejo Buckwheat is a perennial shrub less than 0.5 meter high by 0.5-1 meter wide. Its foliage is a striking silvery green, with woolly leaves. It flowers from April-August, bearing clusters of tiny bright, sulfur yellow flowers. It has no dormancy period. Probably performs best in coastal southern California.
Perennial herb
7 - 36 in Tall
2 - 3 ft Wide
Mounding
Moderate
Evergreen
None
Yellow, Green
Spring, Summer
Deer resistant
Full Sun
Low, Very Low
Max 3x / month once established
Easy
Tolerates cold to 30° F
Medium, Slow
Generally rocky with clay, but tolerates other soils.
Soil PH: 6.0 - 8.0
For propagating by seed: No treatment.
Dry rocky slopes and rock faces on the northwestern edge of the Santa Monica Mountains among chaparral, coastal sage scrub or grassland; often found with very large patches of prickly pear cactus
Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub
Companions in its native range include Coast Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia littoralis), Coast Cholla (Cylindropuntia prolifera), California Encelia (Encelia californica), White Sage (Salvia apiana), Purple Sage (Salvia leucophylla), Yucca species and Dudleya species
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 30 likely
Mormon Metalmark
Apodemia mormo
Behr's Metalmark
Apodemia virgulti
Orange Tortrix Moth
Argyrotaenia franciscana