Xeriscape Landscaping Plants For The Arizona Desert Environment
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Flat Top Buckwheat, Eriogonum fasciculatum

Flat Top Buckwheat, Eriogonum fasciculatum; Flower February 22, 2006.
Flat Top Buckwheat, Eriogonum fasciculatum; Bush April 19, 2008.
Flat Top Buckwheat, Eriogonum fasciculatum; Bush April 19, 2008.

Flat Top Buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum	Flat Top Buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum

Flat Top Buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum, Buckwheat Family: ( Polygonaceae ) , Flat Top Buckwheat. Also called: California Buckwheat, Eastern Mojave Buckwheat. A perennial evergreen shrub, up to 3 feet tall, with a 4 foot spread; small gray - green leaves with wooly undersides; pinkish or white flowers, growing in flat clusters. Water slightly in Phoenix. Height: 3 foot tall, spread to 4 foot. Flowers: 1/4 inch long pinkish or white flowers flowers flowers. They grow in flat clusters. Blooming Time: Late February - November. Leaves: Leaves are linear, sometimes lobed at their terminal ends, gray-green, up to 3/4 inches long, rolling inward, their undersides are silvery and pubescent. Found: Found throughout Southern California, Utah, Arizona. Elevation: 1,000 to 4,500 Feet. Habitat: Desert soil, rock, does well in loose soil on slopes. Good Xeriscape landscaping plant. Miscellaneous: Flowering Photos Taken February 22, 2006. Glendale.