Sulphur Buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum) Login         


        Description
  • Height 1 - 4 ft.
  • CA Bloom Aug - Oct
  • Flowers are mostly yellow, grouping to form small spheres at the top of stems.
  • Varies a lot in appearance, growing from 4 inches to 6 feet tall. See the slideshow for examples.
  • Leaves are mostly woolly and low on the plant.
  • CA native
  • AKA Sulphur Flower Buckwheat
  • Buckwheat Family (Polygonaceae)



An umbel of spherical flower groups at the top of the stem.



Flowers form above low-lying fuzzy leaves.



Although mostly yellow, Sulphur Buckwheat comes in other colors too.

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