Eriogonum umbellatum is a
low spreading shrub. The color of the leaves varies from green to silver,
regardless of variety the leaves contrast excellently with the
sulfur yellow blooms and later with the cinnamon brown of the fading seed
heads. Eriogonum umbellatum will grow to a foot or so tall and up to
two feet wide. Sulphur Buckwheat plants will tolerate heavy soils if
there is a slope and if there is a drying period between watering
cycles. Eriogonum umbellatum is native to much of the mountainous
Western United States, this species can be found up to 12,000 feet
elevation.
As with all buckwheat's this is a great nectar source for butterflys.
Plants are hardy below temperatures likely to be found in California.
High
Resolution images of Eriogonum umbellelatum are available.
