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Plant Description and Details
Snow Buckwheat blooms in August, standing out from the muted grays and browns of its native habitat and dressed likea late summer bride. Blossoms later turn rusty red. The low basal leaves stay close to the ground at about 6 inches while the flower stems branch and become a full, rounded clump 18 inches tall.
| Common Names | Snow Buckwheat |
| Community | Desert |
| Annual Water Needs | Less than 10 inches |
| Drought Tolerant | Yes |
| Native Range | Slopes, hillsides, sagebrush deserts, ponderosa forests, Pacific Northwest east of the Cascades. |
| Native States | ID, OR, WA |
| Hardiness | Down to Zone 4 |
| Exposure | Sun |
| Soil Preference | Well Drained |
| Placement | Perennial beds, sagebrush scapes, hillsides, naturalized areas, sandy areas. |
| Mature Height | 1 - 2 ft. |
| Mature Width | 10 in. |
| Group Spacing | 1 - 2 ft. |
| Blossom Color | White |
| Blooms | Midsummer-Frost |
| Maintenance Tips | Cut stems back to leaves in late winter. |
| Wildlife | Butterflies, Pollinators |
| Wildlife Notes | Provides late season food for bees and other pollinators. |
| Plants Symbol | ERNI2 |
| Family Name | Polygonaceae |
| Lewis & Clark | No |
