Ashyleaf Buckwheat

Ashyleaf buckwheat is an endemic, evergreen, compact shrub with a fast growth rate. It grows from 2 to 4 feet tall and 3 to 5 feet wide.

It is great for a low water use, butterfly garden and the silver leaves can add a beautiful contrast.

To keep it looking attractive, remove dead seed heads in late fall and dead branches during the growing season. Older untidy plants can be pruned back to 8 inches in the fall to reestablish shape.

Lifeform: Perennial

Sun: Full Sun

Water: Dry, Light

Soil: Clay, Loam, Sand

Other: Attracts Bees, Attracts Birds, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Moths, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Erosion Control

Container	D-16-O, D-16
Ecological Value	Larval host plant for the Square-spotted blue butterfly and likely host of several hairstreak species and moth species., Provide nectar and pollen for a variety of pollinators., They may attract small mammals and birds who eat the seeds.
Ethnobotanical Uses	No known historical uses.
Distribution	Endemic to the coastline of Southern Central Coast, Western South Coast, Santa Rosa Island.
Elevation	-25" – 8222"
Communities	Coastal Sage Scrub, Coastal Strand
Habitat	It is a common plant of the mountain forests, where it sometimes carpets meadows