Dalea purpurea

Purple Prairie Clover

In summer, many cylindrical-shaped heads of purple flowers with orange stamens dance on wiry stems. This plant is an important component of Midwestern because it is a nitrogen fixer. The plant has a ferny appearance because of the small dark leaves.

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Height
12-24 Inches

Spread
12-18 Inches

Bloom/Seasonal Color
Purple

USDA Hardiness Zone 3-8

Good Companions

White Prairie Clover (Dalea candida), Compass Plant (Silphium laciniatum), Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida), Wild Quinine (Parthenium integrifolium), Sideoats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula), Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)

Characteristics & Attributes

Hydrologic Designation

•

UPL

Nature Attracting

•	Beneficial Insects

Season of Interest

•	Late (July-frost)

Soil Moisture

•	Moderate
•	Average

Sun Exposure

•

Full Sun

USFS MO Ecological Map

•	Mississippi Aluvial Basin
•	Ozark Highlands
•	Central Dissected Till Plain
•	Osage Plains