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Recommended Plants for Sierra Foothills Rock Gardens

The following is a list of plants that we have successfully grown in our gardens. To browse through our database of recommended plants, click on the letter corresponding to the Genus. Use the Pager at the bottom of the page to move through all plants that begin with that letter.

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Plant ID Plant name Culture ht X width(in) Zone Description
685 Eriogonum rosense 3X12 4 Silver tomentose mats topped with bright yellow poms. A high elevation species that makes a nice rock garden specimen.
264 Eriogonum shockleyi 2X5 5 Dense silver blue woolly cushions are studded with pom poms of pale yellow. A very cute dwarf Eriogonum from Nevada. WN DR
71 Eriogonum siskiyouense 2X12 5 A wonderful Eriogonum, with dense mats of green leaves backed in white. The foliage turns a deep burgundy color in winter. Flowers in late spring on erect stems up to 8 inches, pale yellow that fades to a rich apricot. Has been very reliable for us. Highly recommended. CA WN DR TNT
922 Eriogonum thymoides Grown from seed sent to us by Steven Love. A new form for us that we have not trialed yet. WN DR
407 Eriogonum umbellatum modocense 12X12 5 This population with silvery blue felty foliage. Pale yellow flowers fade to dark red and maroon. A very striking buckwheat. This is the species that ‘Alturas Red’ was selected from. We think it is even better. Probably very xeric once established. CA WN DR TNT
411 Eriogonum umbellatum polyanthum 2X10 Small mats of silver felt covered leaves topped with erect stems of pale yellow spheres that fade to a lovely apricot color. Very nice. CA WN DR TNT
258 Eriogonum umbellatum ‘Lake Tahoe’ 5X115 4 A nice variety with excellent foliage, small round tomentose leaves of a nice gray green. It forms dome shaped mounds topped with clear yellow flowers on short stems in very early spring. Very reliable for us and highly recommended. We first got this at a NARGS conference in Denver and believe it to be a form of E. umbellatum humistratum. CA WN DR TNT
259 Eriogonum umbellatum ‘Whiskey Peak’ 12X24 5 Dense mounds of green leaves backed in white. Erect stems of sulphur yellow that fade to red. Blooms at a different time that Alturas Red, so you should really grow both. It is impossible to have too many Eriogonums. When we offer this, it is from garden grown seed, so a certain amount of variation is expected. CA WN DR TNT
230 Eriogonum umbellatum “Alturas Red” 12X20 5 Possibly the best of the mid-sized Eriogonum. This one forms doming mounds of round grey leaves, backed in white. Erect stems of pale yellow pom-poms fade to a vivid rusty red. Superb selection by Siskiyou Rare Plants Nursery, said to be E. umbellatum modocense. We have established plants that get no water at all in summer. CA WN DR TNT
919 Eriogonum umbellatum argus 3X18 Shrubby spreading mats of pale green leaves topped with bright yellow poms that age to orange, copper or maroon. From the Siskiyou Mtns. A new form for us that we have not trialed yet. CA WN DR
942 Eriogonum umbellatum haussknechtii A compact form from Mt Hood in Oregon. Poms are dark yellow developing dark red markings after opening. From Ron Ratko collection. WN DR
72 Eriogonum umbellatum humistratum 4X12 4 This form a dense flat mat of tomentose silver grey leaves topped with large yellow umbels on very short stems. Flowers age to red. CA WN DR
943 Eriogonum umbellatum majus 10X20 A distinct variety collected by Ron Ratko. Leaves are dark green on top, white underneath, in dense mats. Large inflorescences of cream to pale yellow poms. Ron reports it does well in a well-drained sunny position. We are looking forward to trialing it. WN DR
916 Eriogonum umbellatum minus 0X0 An incredible Eriogonum. Mats of small felt covered leaves in shades of silver or olive. Buds of dark maroon open to pale yellow flowers that then fade to form prostrate spheres of deep maroon. A favorite for creeping over the edges of rocks in the dry native garden. CA WN DR TNT
920 Eriogonum umbellatum porteri 3X18 Compact woody mats and rosettes of elliptical, shiny green leaves. The poms begin yellow, and mature to rich shades of red. This form from high in the Tushar Mtns of Utah. WN DR
927 Eriogonum umbellatum smallianum 6X18 A small shrubby form with tomentose leaves. The poms are bright yellow, red-striped perianths age to copper-red. Ratko considers it the best shrubby E. umbellatum. From High North Coast Ranges of California. We have not trialed it yet, but are looking forward to growing it in our own gardens. CA WN DR
75 Erodium chamaedryoides ‘Dark Eyes’ 2X8 7 A lovely small erodium for part shade. This forms very compact mats of dark green leaves and has double flowers of a deep rose pink. TNT

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