Dalea feayi
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:
Phenology:
deciduous
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Dry wildflower garden.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Not wet but not extremely dry ---- to ---- Very long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
Suitable to Grow In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Caterpillars, Birds
- 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).
Some birds consume consume the seeds .
Native Habitats:
Scrub, scrubby flatwoods.
