General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 3 feet to 5 feet
Plant Spread: 3 feet to 4 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: Creamy white
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

Image
Common names
  • California Buckwheat
  • Mojave Buckwheat
  • Eastern Mojave Buckwheat
  • Eastern Mojave Wild Buckwheat
  • Flat-Top Buckwheat

Photo Gallery
Location: Los Angeles, California
Date: 06/06/2013
photo by Bri Weldon via Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bri
Location: Point Loma, San Diego, Ca
Date: 2013-08-15
Location: San Diego, California
Date: 2013-08-15
Location: Point Loma area, San Diego, California
Date: 2013-08-15
Location: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California
Date: 2013-05-04
Location: Point Loma, San Diego
Date: 2013-08-15
Location: Point Loma, San Diego California
Date: 2013-08-15

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Point Loma - San Diego, California   
Date: 2015-01-09
Location: Point Loma - San Diego, California     
Date: 2015-01-09

Date: 2011-06-25
Credit USFWS
Location: Point Loma - San Diego, California  
Date: 2015-01-09
Location: Point Loma - San Diego, California    
Date: 2015-01-09
Location: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California
Date: 2014-01-31
Plant in a severe drought year
Location: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California
Date: 2014-01-20
Location: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California
Date: 2013-05-04
Location: San Elijo Lagoon 
Date: 2018-03-23

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