White
prairie clover 
 
  
Botanical name: Dalea candida (Petalostemum candidium)
  


Seeds
Amount1/8 oz1/4 oz1/2 oz1 oz1 lb
Price    2.0028.50

 
Plants
Individual plants18 plants36 plants
$3.50$3.25$3.00
Description:  Small white flowers grow on a stalk at the top of the plant. They bloom from the bottom up. These perennial, plants are up to 3 feet tall, with delicate smooth dull green compound leaves.
Attracts: Honeybees.
Bloom time: From June through September.
Range:Throughout the tall grass prairie.
Sunshine:Full sun to partial shade.
Moisture: Middle to dry.
Soil types: Sandy loam best.

Suggested seed treatment:   You should provide 10 days of cold moist stratification. Many prairie wildflower seeds benefit by moist cold stratification, some require it to germinate. Seed that you purchase from Oak Prairie Farm has not received cold moist stratification.

Direct planting tips:   Plant seed in desired location covering the seeds with 1/4 inch deep soil, and firm.

Transplants:   If you grow transplants from our seed: transplant while dormant in spring or fall, trim long roots, plant with buds just below the soil surface, space 1 to 2 feet apart.

Companion prairie plants:    Butterfly milkweed, Leadplant,
Stiff coreopsis, Little bluestem, Side oats.

Comments:   Found in high quality dry to middle prairies. Very drought resistant.

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Photo Credits:   indicates photos taken by Dan Klapper.
   indicates photos taken by Dr. Era Jo Moorer. All others taken by Lin Heinrich.
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