Description
Provides erosion control, wildlife habitat, and water conservation due to its drought tolerance. As a nitrogen-fixing plant, it enriches the soil. This characteristic makes it useful for prairie restorations and improving poor soils. It is tough and drought-resistant.
Soil Type: Well-drained soils, drought-tolerant, sandy, rocky, loam, heavy clay soils
Soil Moisture: Mesic-Dry
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Height: 2-4’
Spread: 1-2’
Bloom Color: N/A
Bloom Time: August-September
Host Plant for: Common Wood Nymph, Dakota Skipper, Leonard’s Skipper, Indian Skipper, and Cobweb Skipper
Companion Plants: Prairie Dropseed, Smooth-Blue Aster, Butterfly Milkweed, coneflowers
