Cushion buckwheat (E. ovalifolium) Desert or wild buckwheats (Eriogonum sp.), members of the Buckwheat family (Polygonaceae), are native to North America with the greatest numbers in the arid regions of the West, particularly in the Great Basin and California. There are about 250 species in total, with at least 17 in Washington and 11 in […]
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What It Takes to Grow Healthy Native Plants – “Dirt and Pots!”
The majority of plants native to the lands east of the Cascade Mountains are adapted to sites and soils that can get quite dry for much of the year. Other than the species found in the saturated soils near or in streams, rivers and ponds, most of our natives will struggle or die in soils […]