Lespedeza repens - CREEPING BUSH CLOVER
Short, but wide delicate native Lespedeza. Long stems sprawl or creep on the soil surface among other plants.
Flowers for very long time with smaller cute pink-purple flowers.
Grows well in sun and even in lighter shade. Very drought and heat tolerant.
Blooming Time: July to September/October
Size: usually around 6-10" tall x 24-28" wide
USDA Zones: 4 to 8
Culture: full sun, half shade, to light shade, average soils, drained soils, shallow soil, infertile soil, adaptable
Moisture Needs: dry to medium (average)
Origin: Eastern North America, see BONAP distribution map.
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: no / no
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: native bees (short and long-tongued).
Attracts Hummingbirds: no, but the seeds are eaten by other game and song birds
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 5" deep pot
Picture copyright: US Perennials
Plant combinations: This plant adds little detail to your garden - so plant it closer to the path, atop retaining wall or raised bed, in rock garden. Probably the best used in naturalistic plantings - (shorter) prairie landscaping, open woodlands, wild areas, pollinator gardens or as erosion control on dry slopes or dry soil. Best to combine with smaller or medium-sized perennials, so the Lespedeza is not hidden. Good companions can be : Asclepias tuberosa, Aster ptarmicoides, Armeria, Artemisia (smaller ones), Dalea, smaller cultivars of Echinacea, Erigeron pulchellus, shorter Coreopsis, Clinopodium, Geranium sanquineum, Gypsophilla, Iris x germanica, Oenothera perennis, Penstemon, Phlox (P. subulata, P. bifida, P.carolina hybrids, P. divaricata in half shade), smaller cultivars of Rudbeckia ('Little Suzie', 'Green-Eyed Lady', American Gold Rush' etc.), Satureja, Salvia nemorosa, Sisyrinchium, Solidago sphaecelata 'Golden Fleece' and grasses like Koeleria cristata, Sporobolus 'Tara', Schizachyrium, Muhlenbergia.
Lespedeza repens - CREEPING BUSH CLOVER
Short, but wide delicate native Lespedeza. Long stems sprawl or creep on the soil surface among other plants.
Flowers for very long time with smaller cute pink-purple flowers.
Grows well in sun and even in lighter shade. Very drought and heat tolerant.
Blooming Time: July to September/October
Size: usually around 6-10" tall x 24-28" wide
USDA Zones: 4 to 8
Culture: full sun, half shade, to light shade, average soils, drained soils, shallow soil, infertile soil, adaptable
Moisture Needs: dry to medium (average)
Origin: Eastern North America, see BONAP distribution map.
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: no / no
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: native bees (short and long-tongued).
Attracts Hummingbirds: no, but the seeds are eaten by other game and song birds
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 5" deep pot
Picture copyright: US Perennials
Plant combinations: This plant adds little detail to your garden - so plant it closer to the path, atop retaining wall or raised bed, in rock garden. Probably the best used in naturalistic plantings - (shorter) prairie landscaping, open woodlands, wild areas, pollinator gardens or as erosion control on dry slopes or dry soil. Best to combine with smaller or medium-sized perennials, so the Lespedeza is not hidden. Good companions can be : Asclepias tuberosa, Aster ptarmicoides, Armeria, Artemisia (smaller ones), Dalea, smaller cultivars of Echinacea, Erigeron pulchellus, shorter Coreopsis, Clinopodium, Geranium sanquineum, Gypsophilla, Iris x germanica, Oenothera perennis, Penstemon, Phlox (P. subulata, P. bifida, P.carolina hybrids, P. divaricata in half shade), smaller cultivars of Rudbeckia ('Little Suzie', 'Green-Eyed Lady', American Gold Rush' etc.), Satureja, Salvia nemorosa, Sisyrinchium, Solidago sphaecelata 'Golden Fleece' and grasses like Koeleria cristata, Sporobolus 'Tara', Schizachyrium, Muhlenbergia.