Eriogonum strictum var. anserinum

Submitted by Weiser on Fri, 12/03/2010 - 19:17

I consider Eriogonum strictum var. anserinum one of the easyest for me to grow.
It's Found growing on gravely slopes, and exposed ridges through out the northern Great Basin in CA,NV,OR,WA,& ID.
It blooms early-late June. Flowers are light yellow, inforesence umbellate/cymose held 6”-8”
above the foliage.
The plants grow as low densely matted mounds, 2”-4” tall, 6”-8” across. The leaves are
silvery gray tomentose and elliptcal-ovate. The leaves are held in an erect or vertical
manner. Especially in their native dry habitat.
Quite showy in bloom as they produce copious flowering scapes that continue to put
out new blossoms for well over a month. If given extra summer moisture they will send up secondary scapes later in the summer. I have had plants grow to 6” tall and 12” across in the garden. Eriogonum strictum seeds around the garden readily, reaching flowering size by their second season. Yet another I recommend for the garden.

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Comments

Submitted by Hoy on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 03:13

I really like this one!
Most of the plants you have shown grow in gravel. How deep rootrun do they need? Do you think they can grow in crevices?

Submitted by Weiser on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 09:17

I think that a bed of gravel some were around 15-20cm deep would be fine. They would do well in a crevice. I have seen them growing on ridges and domes, composed of exposed fissured basalt.

Submitted by Hoy on Sun, 12/05/2010 - 06:44

Weiser wrote:

I think that a bed of gravel some were around 15-20cm deep would be fine. They would do well in a crevice. I have seen them growing on ridges and domes, composed of exposed fissured basalt.

OK, thanks. I'll try both and combine. Have to go and get some gravel then! The bedrock however is not basalt but quartz and gneiss so I have to find some nice pieces of basalt to put there.