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