Erigonum umbellatum (Sulphurflower Buckwheat) Rain Garden Suitable for: light (sandy)

Suitable for: light (sandy)

Sun needs: full to part shade

Height: 10-12 inches (2-3 ft reach)

The tiny seeds within the cone lack papery wings

water your flowers and young trees

Erigonum umbellatum (Sulphurflower Buckwheat) Rain Garden Suitable for: light (sandy)Plant height varies from 3 in. to 3 ft., but all plants make loose mats of leaves, often green above and gray woolly beneath. Leaves at base, and on long, erect stalks bloom tiny, yellow or cream flowers in balls at ends of branches of an umbel like cluster. Flower clusters occur on 6 9 in. stems. The cream to sulfur yellow, tubular flowers fade to orange or red.