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Fabaceae
Desmanthus illinoensis
Desmanthus illinoensis
Also known as Darlingtonia brevifolia, Acuan illinoense, Desmanthus falcatus, Desmanthus brachylobus
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Illinois Bundleflower · Native Plant · Prairie · Legume · Nitrogen-Fixing · Wildflower · Pollinator · Perennial · Midwest Native · Naturalized Garden
Illinois bundleflower is a hardy native prairie perennial that thrives in average to dry soils with full sun to partial shade and requires very little care once established. As a nitrogen-fixing legume, it enriches the surrounding soil and supports pollinators with its delicate white flower clusters. It is an excellent choice for native plant gardens, meadow restorations, or low-maintenance naturalized landscapes.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allowing the top 2 inches of soil to dry out between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–8
- Temperature
- -25°F to 100°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 4 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- Mixed
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle
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