About This Product
Botanical Name: Eriogonum arborescens
Common Name: Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat
A perennial shrub with a mounding habit. Leaves are long, narrow, fuzzy, and gray-green. Umbel-like clusters of tiny flowers emerge in off-white to pale-pink and mature to chocolate-red. Beneficial for wildlife, birds, and pollinators, especially butterflies. Native to the Channel Islands.
USDA Zone: Zones 7 - 10
Sunset Zone: Zones 5, 7 - 9, 14 - 24
Mature Height: 3 - 4 feet
Mature Width: 4 - 5 feet
Light Needs: Full Sun
Water Needs: Low, Moderate
