[laspilitas.com] Butterfly and Small Bird Food, Flower Color Cycle: California Buckwheat has flowers, leaves and seeds that are all used by butterflies and small birds. White flowers come on in late spring, gradually turn pink in summer, then rust colored in fall. The rusty flowers commonly stay on until the next spring. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
Calflora:
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