Dalea foliosa - LEAFY PRAIRIE CLOVER
More leafy than other native prairie clovers, purple-light purple flowers form prolonged ornamental seedheads (last till mid fall).
Can't compete with tall competitive plants, so combine with shorter/smaller plants.
Late bloomer, drought and heat tolerant.
Blooming Time: July, August, blooms for more than a month (somewhere between 1-2 months, depending on your zone, climate, soil)
Size: 18-20" tall and 14-18" wide, sometimes a bit irregular mounds
USDA Zones: 4 to 7
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 Al, Il, TN, nearly extinct in nature due to loss of the habitat
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, butterflies, moths and skippers
Attracts Hummingbirds: no, but attracts small birds
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Picture copyright: 1 - Sam Bahr, University of Maryland, 2 - US Perennials nursery
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.
Dalea foliosa - LEAFY PRAIRIE CLOVER
More leafy than other native prairie clovers, purple-light purple flowers form prolonged ornamental seedheads (last till mid fall).
Can't compete with tall competitive plants, so combine with shorter/smaller plants.
Late bloomer, drought and heat tolerant.
Blooming Time: July, August, blooms for more than a month (somewhere between 1-2 months, depending on your zone, climate, soil)
Size: 18-20" tall and 14-18" wide, sometimes a bit irregular mounds
USDA Zones: 4 to 7
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 Al, Il, TN, nearly extinct in nature due to loss of the habitat
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, butterflies, moths and skippers
Attracts Hummingbirds: no, but attracts small birds
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Picture copyright: 1 - Sam Bahr, University of Maryland, 2 - US Perennials nursery
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.