N/E/X/T/Garden:  Featured Native Plant

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Eriogonum wrightii dentatum (Wright’s Toothed Buckwheat)
 
Identifying characteristics:
Leaves are dark grayish-green
Bark is grayish-reddish-brown
Flowers are pinkish and most abundant in autumn
Grows to ~3’ high and ~ 3’ wide

Landscape Values:
Rapid growth rate once established
Upright habit, particularly in dense stands
Attractive evergreen foliage plant (e.g. when out of bloom)
Strongly attracts butterflies, moths, native bees, and honey bees

Horticultural Requirements:
Full sun
Drought-tolerant but tolerates garden watering
Grows well from the seaside to the mountains
Requires good drainage
Neutral to moderately acid soil (pH 5.0-7.0)
Tip-prune intermittently for compactness
Structural (drop) pruning in winter, leaving foliage on each branch

Native Range:
Northwest Baja, Mexico

Uses by Native Americans:
Unknown


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