Dalea purpurea (Purple Prairie Clover)
$ 8.28
Purple Prairie Clover is a perennial member of the pea family (Fabaceae) - it fixes nitrogen through root nodules, improving the soil around it.
Purple Prairie Clover does best in full sun and lean, well-drained soils. Its deep taproot makes it highly drought tolerant and allows it to persist where shallower-rooted neighbors struggle; it is also deer resistant. Plant in large groups for the most attractive appearance. Foliage is ornamental even after blooms are gone.
Purple Prairie Clover has a similar appearance to Dalea compacta, but its native range is further west. It is naturally found in dry plains, prairies, hillsides, open woodlands, sandhills, and roadsides.
AT A GLANCE
| Texas native | Yes |
| Water use | Low |
| Sun exposure | Full sun |
| Bloom color | Purple |
| Bloom time | Summer |
| Mature height | 1-2 ft |
| Attracts | Bees, butterflies |
| Host plant | Southern Dogface Sulphur and Reakirt's Blue butterflies |
| Deer resistant | Yes |
| Notes | Native bee and bumble bee friendly. Nitrogen fixer. |
DISTRIBUTION MAPS
 Present in state |
 Present in county and native |
 Native to North America, but adventive & escaped in state |
 Not present in state |
 Present and rare, native in county |
 Previously present, now extinct |
 Questionable presence (cross-hatched, regardless of color) |
