Purple Prairie Clover
Purple prairie clover is a prairie clover native to Missouri. It grows in glades, rocky open woods and prairies throughout the State but is less common in the far southeastern counties.
Plant Description
Purple prairie clover is a prairie clover native to Missouri. It grows in glades, rocky open woods and prairies throughout the State but is less common in the far southeastern counties. In the summer, the plant blooms tiny purple flowers in dense, cone-like heads atop erect, wiry stems.
Light Needs:
Full sun
Watering Needs:
Medium watering
Average Landscape Size:
Growth Height: 1 to 3’
Growth Width: 1” to 1.5’
Key Feature:
Flowers in summer
Blooms:
Summer
Landscape Uses:
Containers, edging, groundcover, border, erosion control
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Foliage Color:
Green
Flower color:
Blue, Purple
Blooms:
Summer
Average Size:
1’ to 3’
Instructions:
Purple prairie clover is ideally sautéed for planting in average, medium, well-drained soils in full sun. The plant has a thick taproot that grows deeply, enabling the plant to tolerate drought well, although medium watering will provide the best results. In optimum growing conditions, purple prairie clover may self-seed.
Water:Medium watering
Sunlight:Full sun
Special Uses
- Rock Garden
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