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Plant · P-297
White Prairie Clover
Dalea candida
White Prairie Clover is the better-documented half of a native nitrogen-fixing forage pair, confirmed rather than inferred to tolerate clay soil. It flowers a month earlier than its purple-flowered relative, so sown together the two carry nectar for native bees and butterflies across the whole warm season. One quirk worth knowing before planting: deer find it irresistible, so an unfenced stand turns into a deer feeding station rather than a pasture forage.
Record at a glance
Growing profile
- Sun
- Full Sun
- USDA zone
- USDA 3–8
- Soil
- Sand · Loam · Clay
- Moisture
- Dry · Moderate
Vertical layer
Herbaceous- Soil pH
- 5.5–8.5
- Plant type
- Perennial
- Mature height
- 12–24 in
- Mature spread
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