Eriogonum latifolium

  • Eriogonum latifolium  coastal buckwheat
  • Eriogonum latifolium  coastal buckwheat
coastal buckwheat

Growing in the Northern Coastal Scrub of California the foliage makes a silvery mound 8 inches by 1 foot. White pompoms on 9 inch stems fade to pink and then rust. Prefers full sun and gravely soil with low or no water and provides an important food source for the Mormon Metalmark and Acmon Blue Butterfly. Bay Area native.