eriogonum wrightii

I love the frothy white blooms of Eriogonum wrightii. They are particularly delightful at this time of the year, and especially in the early morning, when the white flowers catch the sunlight peeking over the mountains. I bought a few plants one year, but they turned out to be Eriogonum jamesii, which is a fine plant, but not what I expected. This plants grows all over the foothills here, and still looks like this despite very little water. My neighbor has a few plants in his front yard, and the plants have grown a few feet tall and bushy. I must admit that the wild plants are more compact and cute.

I treasure white flowers, and in native plants white flowers usually occurs in the night blooming plants. Datura wrightii, and Oenothera caespitosa come to mind. Many Yucca species flower in white, frequently tinted green, or with reddish brown outer petals. Some Asclepias bloom in white, although the broadleaf Asclepia latifolia that I mentioned previously is green.

I think that Eriogonum wrightii is an even nicer white than the E. ericifolia that I posted about a while ago.