Dalea feayi

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Prairie-clover, Scrub Prairie Clover

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

Recommended Uses:

Dry wildflower garden.

Propagation:

Seed

Availability:

Native nurseries, Seed

Light:

Full Sun, Part Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

always floodedextremely dry

(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

Wildlife:

Some birds consume consume the seeds .

Insects:

Larval host for southern dogface (Zerene cesonia).
Attracts pollinators, especially bees. Documented native bees include Caupolicana electa, Agaposteinon splendens, Augochlorella aurata, Augochloropsis sumptuosa, Dialictus nyrnphalis, Anthidielluinperplexum, Megachile brevis pseudobreuis, M. deflexa, M. exilis parexilis, and M. petulaizs (Deyrup et al. 2002).

Native Habitats:

Scrub, scrubby flatwoods.

Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8B 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures

General Comments:

Foliage has a strong minty smell.