Dalea candida - WHITE PRAIRIE CLOVER

Prairie clover with pure white flowers.

Drought and heat tolerant.

For sunny garden with average to drained soils.

Blooming Time: can bloom any time from June/July to September
Size: 24" tall and 14-18" wide, in ideal conditions up to 36" tall
USDA Zones: 3 to 8
Culture: full sun, partial sun, average soils to drained soil (rocky, gritty or shallower soils)
Moisture Needs: average (medium), medium-dry, dry
Origin: native to many states from Texas up north to Canada, excluding Florida, and coastal states on the west and east. See the BONAP distribution map. Cand be found in sandy, rocky or clayey soils in prairies and open woods.
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: no / no = may need protection from deer and rabbits, or planted where their pressure is low. Other mammals may also graze on it
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: attracts plenty of pollinators = various bees, bu,blebees, butterflies, moths. Host plant for larvae of Dogface Butterfly.
Attracts Hummingbirds: no, but attracts small birds
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot

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Plant combinations: Combine with smaller and less competitive native plants like Antennaria, Aster (A. ericoides, A. laevis, A. oolentangiensis), Anaphallis margaritacea, short selections of Baptisia, Callirhoe, Campanula rotundifolia, Coreopsis, other Dalea, shorter forms of Echinacea, Eryngium yuccifolium, Liatris, Oenothera, Rudbeckia hirta, R. missouriensis,  Verbena stricta and grasses like Andropogon, Boutelloua, Koeleria, Muhlenbergia, short cultivars of Panicum, Schizachyrium or Sporobolus.

Other non-natove combinations could include Artemisia, Calamintha nepeta, Echinops, Eryngium, Geranium sanquineum, G. x cantabrigiense, Lavandula, smaller cultivars of Nepeta x faasenii, smaller Perovskia, Salvia nemorosa (S. x sylvestris), Veronica spicata, Satureja, etc.