Dalea feayi
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Prairie-clover, Scrub Prairie Clover
Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Plant Specifics
Form: | Flower | |
Size: | 1.5-2.5 ft | |
Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | White,lavender | |
Fruit Color: | NA | |
Phenology: | Deciduous | |
Noted for: | Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Dry wildflower garden. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Native nurseries, Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil or other substrate: | Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil pH: | Acidic |
Ecology
Wildlife: |
Some birds consume consume the seeds . | |
Insects: |
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Native Habitats: | Scrub, scrubby flatwoods. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8B 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
General Comments: | Foliage has a strong minty smell. |