Dalea purpurea [sold as Purple Prairie Clover]
Purple Prairie Clover

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 Flower Notes:
Tiny purple flowers in dense, cone-like heads (up to 2" long).
 Foliage Notes:
Compound, odd-pinnate leaves, with 3-5 narrow linear leaflets.
 Stem Notes:
Erect, wiry stems.
 Ultimate Height:
1-3' feet
 Ultimate Spread:
1-1.5' feet
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 Soil Notes:
Best grown in evenly moist to dry, well-drained soils.
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  Special Characteristics:
  • Border 412
  • Naturalizing 132
  • Rock Garden 65
  • Drought Tolerant 307

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