Eastern Mojave Buckwheat

Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet

Planting Distance: 29 inches

Plant Type: Subshrub, Shrub

Root Depth: 10 inches

Growth Form: Multiple Stem

Growth Rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Mid Summer

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: No

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: No

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: High

Flood Tolerance: None

Fire Tolerance: High

Salt Tolerance: Medium

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Eastern Mojave Buckwheat: Apodemia mormo, Apodemia mormo cythera, Apodemia mormo deserti, Apodemia mormo mormo, Apodemia mormo virgulti, Argyrotaenia citrana, Callophrys dumetorum, Callophrys dumetorum dumetorum, Callophrys dumetorum perplexa, Callophrys lemberti, Chalceria heteronea, Chalceria heteronea clara, Chlorochlamys appellaria, Euphilotes battoides allyni, Euphilotes battoides bernardino, Euphilotes battoides martini, Euphilotes battoides martini, Euphilotes enoptes bayensis, Euphilotes enoptes dammersi, Euphilotes enoptes enoptes, Euphilotes enoptes tildeni, Euphilotes mojave, Gaeides gorgon, Gloveria gargamelle, Gloveria medusa medusa, Hemileuca burnsi, Hemileuca electra, Hemileuca electra clio, Hemileuca electra electra, Hemileuca electra mojavensis, Lycaena heteronea, Nemoria leptalea, Pero macdunnoughi, Philotes enoptes, Plebejus acmon, Plebejus acmon acmon, Plebejus lupini, Plebejus lupini monticola, Plebejus neurona, Pseudorthosia variabilis, Synanthedon polygoni, Synchlora aerata liquoraria, Toripalpus trabalis, Triocnemis saporis