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Kannah Creek® buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum var. aureum 'Psdowns'
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 1.0 ft. to 1.3 ft.
Spread: 1.5 ft. to 2.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Groundcover, Subshrub
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Large Mammals, Medium-Sized Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Woodland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low, Low, Moderate
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- May, June, July
- Flower Color
- Red Shades, Yellow Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Accent Plant, Evergreen, Long Blooming, Showy Flowers, Streetscape Plants, Winter Interest
- Other Considerations
- Deer Tolerant
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Clay, Loam, Sandy, Variable
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This is a native selection from a naturally occurring population by Grand Junction, Colorado.
This is an important larval and adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.