Eriogonum fasciculatum
Warriner Lytle

Tough, low-slung, and absolutely buzzing with pollinators, Eriogonum fasciculatum 'Warriner Lytle' is a prostrate selection of California Buckwheat that turns into a wildlife haven every summer. Dense, mounding cushions of needle-like evergreen foliage spread 4 to 6 feet across while staying just 1 to 2 feet tall, topped from summer through fall with cloud-like clusters of tiny white flowers that age to a soft rust-pink. It's a slow-motion fireworks show that lasts for months.

A bombproof California native perennial hardy in zones 7-10, 'Warriner Lytle' is deeply drought-tolerant, fire-resistant, and one of the single most valuable pollinator plants in the dry-garden palette. Native bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects of all kinds adore the blooms — California Buckwheat supports more pollinator species than nearly any other native plant. It's deer-resistant and effectively maintenance-free once established.

Use it as a low evergreen groundcover, drape it over retaining walls, or plant it en masse on sun-baked slopes for erosion control and habitat in one. A workhorse of the California-native garden and a must-have for serious pollinator gardeners.

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