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James’s buckwheat
Eriogonum jamesii var. jamesii
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 1.0 ft. to 2.5 ft.
Spread: 1.0 ft. to 1.5 ft. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous, Subshrub
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Large Mammals, Medium-Sized Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Shrubland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Mountains, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- June, July, August, September, October
- Flower Color
- Pink Shades, White Shades
- Leaf Color
- Gray Shades, Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Drought Tolerant
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
1, 2 - Soil Type
- Rocky, Sandy, Well Drained
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Flora of North America recognizes three varieties of E. jamesii, all native to southwestern and southcentral portions of the U.S. Variety undulatum is native to Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, variety simplex is native to Kansas and our native, variety jamesii is native to Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
This is an important larval and adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.