Plant in full coastal sun (afternoon shade inland) in well-drained to heavier clay soils with very little or no summer watering. Hardy and evergreen to short duration temperatures down to around 20° F, but can resprout when top growth is frozen back - possibly root hardy to around 10 F. A great accent plant in the garden or even as a potted specimen.

Eriogonum crocatum is native to Ventura County where is grows along the Conejo Pass in the area where Highway 101 climbs south from the coastal plains of Camarillo where it is often found on open, dry hillsides or in pockets of soil in rock faces. It is from this location comes the alternate common name, Conejo Buckwheat. The name for the genus comes from the Greek words 'erion' meaning "wool" and 'gonu' meaning a "joint" or a "knee" which refers to the hairy joints of the type species, Eriogonum tomentosum and the specific epithet is the Latin word for "saffron-colored". This species was introduced into cultivation in California by Theodore Payne. 

The information about Eriogonum crocatum that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.