Pink buckwheat and Harlequin Bug - Eriogonum grande
Southern California, Encinitas. Full sun, 3-4 feet tall. A colony of Harlequin bugs were visiting the flowers. California Buckwheats are principle food sources for many of our native wildlife. Buckwheats are also some of the most drought tolerant and adaptable plants in Southern California. They can grow low over the ground or into medium sized shrubs, full of flowers which may be white, orange, pink or red.
Pink buckwheat and Harlequin Bug - Eriogonum grande
Southern California, Encinitas. Full sun, 3-4 feet tall. A colony of Harlequin bugs were visiting the flowers. California Buckwheats are principle food sources for many of our native wildlife. Buckwheats are also some of the most drought tolerant and adaptable plants in Southern California. They can grow low over the ground or into medium sized shrubs, full of flowers which may be white, orange, pink or red.