Fabaceae
Astragalus purshii var. ophiogenes
Astragalus purshii var. ophiogenes var. ophiogenes
Also known as Astragalus ophiogenes
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Astragalus · Milkvetch · Native · Idaho · Oregon · Fabaceae · Perennial · Wildflower · Legume · Restoration
This rare variety of Pursh's milkvetch is native to Idaho and Oregon and is best grown in naturalistic or restoration plantings that mimic its native sagebrush and open woodland habitats. Provide well-draining, gritty or loamy soil with partial shade and regular moisture during spring and summer. It is not suited for indoor cultivation and demands specialist horticultural knowledge to maintain successfully.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; keep soil evenly moist but never waterlogged · Every 7-10 days during growing season
- 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
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Idaho, Oregon
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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