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Perennial
Purple Prairie Clover
Dalea purpurea
Also called: Violet Prairie Clover
A fine-textured prairie legume with thimbles of purple bloom ringed in orange pollen. Fixes nitrogen, feeds specialist bees, and hosts several small butterflies.
Growing & care
Deep taproot makes it very drought tough but hard to move. Best sown in place. A key building block of a native meadow matrix.
Bloom season
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In bloom: Jun–Aug · Colors: purple
Where to buy
Look for purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea) at: Prairie Moon Nursery, native Texas nurseries.
Buying nursery-propagated natives — never collected from the wild — keeps
wild populations intact. Ask any seller where their stock comes from.
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