Eriogonum arborescens

Common Names: Santa Cruz Island buckwheat

Family: Polygonaceae

Origin: California

Type: Perennial shrub

Size: 3-5 ft. tall, 4-6 ft. wide.

Flowers: Pink to rose flowers, spring to summer; narrow, short gray-green leaves in clusters at end of branches; bark red-gray and interesting.

Uses: Background, fill, rock garden, slopes, near oaks.

Wildlife: Habitat for animals, butterfly larvae; nectar, seeds for birds, butterflies. Deer resistant.

Soil: Well-drained soil.

Water: Little to moderate.

Sun: Little to moderate.

Pruning: Little to moderate.

Pests & Diseases: (None found.)

Notes: From Santa Cruz, Anacapa, and Santa Rosa islands of California.