Polygonella polygama Equisetum generally Zone 7b and warmer
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
generally Zone 7b and warmer it
each highlighted by a contrasting yellow cup
these are foliar nematode free
named after This species was named after the late UC DAvis Evolution/Ecology professor
starting for us in mid-July with 32" spikes of wonderfully fragrant white flowers striped lavender
Polygonella polygama Equisetum generally Zone 7b and warmerFascinatingly, few people including most native plant enthusiasts, have heard of, or grown the amazing Buckwheat relative, Polygonella polygama. October flower, as it's better known, is a native perennial that naturally occurs from Virginia south to Florida and west to Texas in dry, acidic sandy soils. The 2' tall, upright, thin, woody stems are clothed with needle thin foliage that scarcely garners a glance from visitors until early October, when it