The Plant Store is now closed for 2023 and will re-open for sales in May of 2024

  • Please see the Using the Plant Library  page  for some tips on how to make the most of the information here to select species for creating a healthy native plant community suited to the conditions of your site.

Lespedeza virginica, Slender Bush-Clover

Lespedeza virginica 

Slender Bush-Clover

  • Average to dry soils, including sandy and rocky soils
  • Partial Shade
  • 24” tall, 12” to 18” wide 
  • Summer Blooms
  • Ontario Native, Thriving in Open Woodland ecosystems, Nitrogen Fixing 

New to me, grown from seeds from Prairie Moon Nursery https://www.prairiemoon.com/lespedeza-virginica-slender-bush-clover-prairie-moon-nursery.html 

This upright legume family species has showy pink blooms in mid to late summer and is said to grow best in partial shade. They are a popular pollinator food source and some birds eat their seeds.

Please check out the Prairie Moon listing at the link above for more details.

Photo by Fritzflohrreynolds via Wikimedia Commons

Species that were not sown / aren't being sown for 2023 are marked with an * 
Species that are native to this continent, but not historically native to Ontario are marked with a ~ 
While it rarely comes up, I do reserve the right to limit plant quantities, mostly to help ensure that as many native plant gardens as possible become a reality
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