Erigonum umbellatum (Sulphurflower Buckwheat) Rain Garden Sun needs: full to part

Sun needs: full to part shade

Soil needs: average to moist

The foliage forms a lovely

The tiny seeds within the cone lack papery wings

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Erigonum umbellatum (Sulphurflower Buckwheat) Rain Garden Sun needs: full to partPlant 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.