Fabaceae
Astragalus mollissimus var. mollissimus
Astragalus mollissimus var. mollissimus var. mollissimus
Also known as Astragalus simulans, Astragalus mollissimus f. flavus
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Locoweed · Native Wildflower · Prairie Plant · Fabaceae · Toxic · Perennial · Great Plains · Purple Flowers · Legume
Woolly locoweed is a native Great Plains perennial best suited to outdoor prairie or wildflower gardens in well-drained soils. It thrives with moderate watering and partial sun but can be challenging to establish outside its native range. Note that all parts of this plant are toxic to livestock and should be planted with caution around grazing animals.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; allow the top inch of soil to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.6–7.5
- Temperature
- -40°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 3a-8b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 8 in – 16 in
- Spread
- 12 in
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- Purple
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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