Kannah Creek Buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum var. aureum 'Psdowns'
Plant Details:
Plant Type: Perennial
Plant Family: Polygonaceae
Plant Description: This Plant Select winning native perennial spreads into a mat of slightly silver-edged, gray-green leaves. Flowering begins in late spring or early summer and lasts through fall, with showy bunches of cream to sulfur yellow flowers that age to rusty orange. Foliage turns a rich burgundy in the fall and remains attractive through the winter. Prefers moderate to dry well-drained soil, do not overwater.
Maintenance:
Maintenance Type: Perennial - Evergreen
Plant Care: Perennial - Evergreen (soft-stemmed plants that keep their leaves and color during winter): Remove spent blooms to promote rebloom later. To avoid winter stress, wait until spring to identify what portions of the plant are still alive and then remove the rest.
Plant Attributes:
Mature Size: 12-24" tall and wide
Utah Native: No
Plant Select: Yes
Pollinator Friendly: Yes
Localscapes: Infill Plant
Foliage Interest: Yes
Foliage Colors: Burgundy, Gray-green, Green
Bloom Colors: Yellow, Orange
Bloom Seasons: Early Summer, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Bloom Period: May - Aug
Growing Conditions:
Hardiness Zone: 3 to 8
Light Requirement: Full Sun (6+ hrs sun)
Irrigation Requirement: 
Low (1/2" every 10-14 days)
Low (1/2" every 10-14 days)
Salt Tolerant: Unknown
Deer Resistant: Yes
Garden Location:
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Localscapes Path
- Localscapes Exhibit
- Park Strip #3
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Maintenance Path
- Outsmart Invaders
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Neighborhood Landscapes
- A Desert with Altitude
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Spring -
Summer -
Fall -
Winter
