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Creamy Buckwheat

Creamy Eriogonum

Parsnipflower Buckwheat

Latin Name:

Eriogonum heracleoides

Taxon ID#

103 MAINTENANCE

Maintenance Level:

Low

Min. USDA Hardiness Zone:

Sun Preference:

Full Sun

Water Preference:

VL

Soil Preference:

rocky soils, fast draining

Fertilizer Needs:

Recommended Mulch:

Family:

POLYGONACEAE

Origins:

Plant Type:

Herbaceous Plant, Perennial

The species range includes the Rocky
Mountain and Intermountain western states from
British Columbia and Alberta south to Utah and
Nevada

Oregon native:

yes

Western state native:

yes

PLANT DESCRIPTION

Foliage Color:

Gray-Green

Foliage Description:

Leaves are covered with dense white hairs making the herbage appear a light
green to blue-grayish color.

Fragrant:

no

Predominant flower color:

White

Flower Description:

The flowers are a creamy-yellow color and have six petals which are borne in simple or compound umbels. Flowers clustered with long-stalked base, turning red with age.

Fall color:

no

Fall Color Description:

Winter Foliage:

Deciduous

Winter Interest:

no

Winter Interest Description:

Mature height:

6-20"

Mature spread:

2-16'

Growth rate:

Not Found

LANDSCAPE APPLICATION

Deer Resistant:

no

Fire Resistant:

no

Attracts Pollinators:

yes

Attracts Butterflies:

yes

Native Habitat:

Its usual habitat is rocky areas such as sagebrush deserts and Ponderosa pine forests.

Attracts Birds:

yes

Cut/Dried Flowers:

no

Photo:

Used by Wildlife:

yes

Hedge/Screen:

no

Swales:

no

Wildlife Use:

Flowers of buckwheat species are known to
attract insects which are an important part of the diets
of insect loving species such as sage grouse
(Centrocercus urophasianus). Wyeth buckwheat has
little or no forage value for livestock

Border:

no

Erosion Control:

no

Windbreak:

no

Cover Structures:

no

Ground Cover:

yes

Provides Shade:

no

Rock Garden:

yes

Adds Texture/Movement:

no

First Bloom:

Apr

Last Bloom:

Jun

Ornamental Accent:

no

Garden Observations:

SEASONAL CARE

Spring Care:

Summer Care:

Fall Care:

Winter Care:

Long Term Care:

Insect Pests:

Wildlife Pests:

Diseases:

Environmental Problems:

Landscape Problems:

Care Comments:

RESOURCES

OSU Landscape Profile:

USDA Plants:

https://plants.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/plantguide/pdf/pg_erhe2.pdf

Calscape Database:

https://calscape.org/loc-California/Eriogonum%20heracleoides%20(Parsnipflower%20Buckwheat)?newsearch=1

Hollinshead Water-wise Garden Plants

Photo:

​

Creamy Buckwheat

Creamy Eriogonum

Parsnipflower Buckwheat

Latin Name:

Taxon ID#

103

MAINTENANCE

Low

Min. USDA Hardiness Zone:

​

Sun Preference:

Full Sun

Water Preference:

VL

Soil Preference:

rocky soils, fast draining

Fertilizer Needs:

​

Recommended Mulch:

​

Family:

Origins:

Plant Type:

Herbaceous Plant, Perennial

The species range includes the RockyMountain and Intermountain western states fromBritish Columbia and Alberta south to Utah andNevada

Oregon native:

yes

Western state native:

yes

PLANT DESCRIPTION

Foliage Color:

Gray-Green

Foliage Description:

Leaves are covered with dense white hairs making the herbage appear a lightgreen to blue-grayish color.

Fragrant:

no

Predominant flower color:

White

Flower Description:

The flowers are a creamy-yellow color and have six petals which are borne in simple or compound umbels. Flowers clustered with long-stalked base, turning red with age.

Fall color:

no

Fall Color Description:

​

Winter Foliage:

Deciduous

Winter Interest:

no

Winter Interest Description:

​

Mature height:

6-20"

Mature spread:

2-16'

Growth rate:

Not Found

LANDSCAPE APPLICATION

Deer Resistant:

no

Fire Resistant:

no

Attracts Pollinators:

yes

Attracts Butterflies:

yes

Native Habitat:

Its usual habitat is rocky areas such as sagebrush deserts and Ponderosa pine forests.

Attracts Birds:

yes

Cut/Dried Flowers:

no

Photo:

​

Used by Wildlife:

yes

Hedge/Screen:

no

The species range includes the Rocky
Mountain and Intermountain western states from
British Columbia and Alberta south to Utah and
Nevada

Leaves are covered with dense white hairs making the herbage appear a light
green to blue-grayish color.

Flowers of buckwheat species are known to
attract insects which are an important part of the diets
of insect loving species such as sage grouse
(Centrocercus urophasianus). Wyeth buckwheat has
little or no forage value for livestock