Buckwheat
Buckwheat
Fagopyrum esculentum
herb☀️ full-sun🪴 well-drained📏 small🌡️ RHS H2
About
Fast-growing cover crop with abundant nectar-rich flowers.
Also known as: Buckwheat, Grano saraceno, Boekweit, Fagopyrum esculentum, Sarrasin, Gryka zwyczajna, Alforfón / trigo sarraceno, Trigo-sarraceno
Pest Resilience
4/5 — Good resilience
Few pest issues; aphids occasionally but rarely a problem.
The buckwheat year in your garden
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How to Propagate
🌰Seed
EasyHardiness Zones
H1a (tender)H7 (very hardy)
RHS H2
USDA 9–10 equivalent