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Unconditional Satisfaction GuaranteeNo Shipping Fees Above 302 Months to Decide. Returns Simplified.A showy blooming legume and nitrogen fixer! Stays compact (2-3) in prairies or dense plantings with plenty of root competition, but in an open garden bed it can exceed 5 or 6 feet in height. Hosts multiple species of hairstreak and skipper! Easily grown, but should be protected from browsing for at least a year while they establish. Seeds are flat triangles covered in fine, burr like hairs that cling to clothing and cloth garden gloves.
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture: Wet Mesic, Mesic
Soil Type: Loam
Height: 2-5
Bloom Color: Pink
Bloom Time: Jul
Root Type: Taproot
Notable Wildlife Interactions: Flowers attract long-tongued bees. Hosts skippers such as southern cloudywing and northern cloudywing, the eastern tailed blue and grey hairstreak, a few moths and smaller insects. Foliage is highly desirable to herbivores and browsed by a wide variety of mammals. Some gamebirds and small mammals eat the seeds.
