California Buckwheat Plant Sets TX Showy Blooms: Large

Showy Blooms: Large

causing yellowing leaves

upright native shrubby plant prized for its clouds of fragrant white flowers

this twining species provides vertical shelter and essential cardiac-glycoside foliage for Monarch and Queen caterpillars

also known as Swamp Willow or Southwestern Black Willow

California Buckwheat Plant Sets TX Showy Blooms: LargeCalifornia Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum) is a tough, versatile native subshrub that serves as a keystone species for sagebrush scrub ecosystems. This low spreading plant usually grows up to 4 feet high and wide, featuring decumbent, branched stems and small, leathery leaves with woolly undersides and rolled edges. A favorite of pollinators, it produces profuse, flat topped clusters of whitish, pinkish, or cream colored flowers as early as March.