Fabaceae
Hairy bush-clover
Lespedeza hirta
Also known as Lespedeza hirta var. curtissii, Trailing bush-clover, Lespedeza hirta var. typica, Lespedeza hirta subsp. curtissii
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Native Perennial · Wildflower · Pollinator · Meadow · Legume · Eastern Native · Bush Clover · Wildlife Habitat · Low Maintenance · Nitrogen Fixer
Hairy bush-clover is a tough, low-maintenance native perennial that thrives in lean, well-drained soils and tolerates a wide range of conditions. It produces attractive creamy-white to pinkish flower spikes in late summer that are highly attractive to native bees and butterflies. Minimal pruning or fertilizing is needed, making it an excellent choice for naturalized gardens and meadow plantings.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allowing the soil to dry out between waterings; avoid overwatering in clay-heavy soils · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.8–6.9
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 30 ft
- Spread
- 15 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Mixed
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle
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