Scientific Name
Lespedeza bicolor

Common Name
Shrub bushclover

 
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 7
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Rapid
Site Requirements: Sun; well-drained soil
Height: 6 to 9 feet
Width: 6 to 8 feet
Texture: Medium to fine
Form: Upright, open, loosely branched, spreading shrub; becomes unkept with age
Flower/Fruit: 0.5" rosy-purple pea-shaped flowers on 2 to 5" racemes in summer; borne on current season's growth
Foliage: Alternate, trifoliate, blue-green leaves; 0.7 to 2" long; non-showy fall color
Comments: Avoid excess fertilizer; prune in early spring
Cultivars: --
   


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