White Prairie Clover

White Prairie Clover

Dalea candida

This fine-textured native prairie perennial with cylindrical white flower spikes and pinnate foliage, an important native pollinator plant for dry, sunny sites and naturalized prairie plantings.

  • Cylindrical white flower spikes bloom from midsummer through late summer
  • Fine, pinnate foliage is delicate in texture and attractive through the season
  • Native to Canadian and American prairies, important native bee and butterfly plant
  • Exceptional drought and heat tolerance, excellent for dry, poor-soil conditions
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Partial shade, Shade
Soil Moisture
Dry, Average
Drought Tolerant
Hardiness Zone
3 – 3
Mature Height (meters)
0.5 – 0.7
Mature Spread (meters)
0.3 – 0.6
Growth Rate
Medium
Flower Colour
White
Foliage Colour
Green
Bloom Time
SummerFall
Habit
Upright
Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Pollinator Friendly
Attracts Birds
Ontario Native
Landscape Uses
Border, Mass planting, Accent
Growing & Maintenance Tips
Daleais in the legume family, which means it is capable of capturing nitrogen from the air, and storing it near the roots. Drought-tolerant once mature, it is adaptable to many soil types.
Notes
Native to central Canada, including Ontario,however, likely extinct in the wild areas in Ontario. Dalea candidais a host for the larvae of Dogface butterfly. Not a true clover, so "prairie-clover" is the more correct common name.

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