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 displayed on this page about Eriogonum crocatum is based on the research we have conducted about it in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about this plant as it grows in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant have performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we have received from others and welcome hearing from anyone with information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information that will aid others to better grow it.