Dalea candida

White Prairie Clover

With leaves that are larger than Purple Prairie Clover, this member of the legume family in known for its tall, slender, showy upright clump habit. From June through September, the flower spikes bloom with clusters of white flowers that appear like buttons, opening from the bottom upward. The seedheads persist for winter interest. It is attractive to butterflies and bees, adapts to many soil types and is drought tolerant due to its slender taproot.

Height 3-4 Feet

Spread 2-3 Feet

Bloom/Seasonal Color White

USDA Hardiness Zone 3-9

Good Companions Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), Showy Goldenrod (Solidago speciosa), Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), White Wild Indigo (Baptisia alba (leucantha)), Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium)

Characteristics & Attributes

Hydrologic Designation • UPL	Nature Attracting • Butterfly • Beneficial Insects	Season of Interest • Late (July-frost)
Soil Moisture • Moderate • Average • High	Sun Exposure • Full Sun	USFS MO Ecological Map • Central Dissected Till Plain • Ozark Highlands • Osage Plains
Wildlife Benefit • Cover • Butterfly Host • Food/Birds