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Purple Prairie Clover

Petalostemum (Dalea) purpureum

1 - 3'             July - September (Purple)

Grows in moist/dry (but well-drained) clay soil. As part of the legume family, this plant is self-fertilizing - it naturally adds nitrogen to the soil.

 
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