Description

A nitrogen fixer! Unbranched, slender stems with fine-textured, deep green foliage, and dense spikes of tiny rosy-purple flowers around a cylinder-like cone. Flowers bloom bottom to top. Thick taproot can penetrate soils up to 6 ft.! May self-seed. Mixes well with native grasses. Important component of prairie restorations. Attracts birds, butterflies; special value to native bees. Height: 1-3 ft. Spread: 1-1.5 ft. Family: Fabaceae Bloom time: June to August Sun: full sun Water: medium May be eaten by deer photo credit: USFWS Mountain-Prairie