Botanical Name: Dalea purpurea
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Common Name: Purple Prairie Clover  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Perennial

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Red, Violet

 

Flower Season

Summer

 

Leaf Color

Light Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

This perennial is a plains native. Finely cut foliage is light green with stiff, upright stems. Red-violet flowers form at ends of stems. Provides a nice structural element to a perennial garden. Attracts butterflies and bees. Is deer resistant. Grows 18 to 24 inches tall and wide.