White Prairie Clover (Dalea candida)

White Prairie Clover (Dalea candida)

Dalea candida is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known most by its common name White Prairie Clover.

It is native to North America, where it can be found throughout central Canada, Central United States, and into Northern Mexico. It can sometimes be found outside its range as an introduced species.

White Prairie Clover grows in many types of habitat, including several types of prairie, foothills, woods, forests, and disturbed areas.

It is extremely popular with pollinators and, as it is a legume, it is a nitrogen fixer. White Prairie Clover is classified by the USDA as a "high" nitrogen fixer, a category few native plants fit into.

It serves as a larval host to the Clouded Sulphur Butterfly, The Marine Blue Butterfly, Reakirt's Blue, and The Southern Dogface Butterfly.

This plant is considered present, native, and rare in several counties of the states of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia.

Plant Details

USDA Zones: 4-8

Germination Needs: No special treatment needed, however this plant may benefit from an Inoculum. Inocuoulum is naturally occouring in most soils, however this may be a needed consideration if the soil is sterile, or of low quality.

Life Cycle: Perennial

Sun Exposure: Full to Partial

Soil Moisture: Medium, Medium-Dry, Dry

Plant Spacing: 1-1½ feet

Height: 2 feet

Bloom time: June, July, August, September

Bloom Color: White

Advantages :

Pollinator Favorite: butterflies, moths, bees, wasps, beetles

Bird Favorite: seeds, insects, fruit, nectar, nesting, perchs.

Deer Resistant: Yes

Excellentin the home landscape!

Native to: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, North Dakota, Montana, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.

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