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cushion buckwheat
Eriogonum ovalifolium var. purpureum


  Fort Collins

Dimensions
Height: 6.0 in. to 1.0 ft.
Spread: 1.0 ft. to 2.0 ft.
Growth Form
Herbaceous, Subshrub
Program Association
Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
Wildlife Uses
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Sun Requirements
Full Sun
Water Requirements
Very Low
Plant Community
Foothills, Mountains, Plains
Season of Bloom
May, June, July
Flower Color
Pink Shades, Purple Shades, White Shades
Leaf Color
Blue Shades, Gray Shades
Aggressiveness
No City Data
Design Considerations
Small Spaces, Showy Flowers
Other Considerations
No City Data
Duration
Perennial
Natural Landscape Position
  Fort Collins Model
1, 2
Soil Type
Variable
Pests/Disease Prone
No
Hazards/Toxic
No City Data.

Notes

Flora of North America recognizes ten varieties of E. ovalifolium, all native to the western half of the U.S. Varieties ovalifolium (west slope) and purpureum (east and west slope) are both native to Colorado. They vary in the color of flower; variety ovalifolium has cream, white or yellowish flowers and variety purpureum has white, rose, or purple-colored flowers.


This is an important larval and adult food host for many of our native invertebrates. 


Great for rock gardens.