Leadplant Dwarf

The identity of the plant was unknown to us for a long time. Choose a spot on your property that receives at least 6 hours of sun per day.

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Leadplant dwarf

Native geographic location and habitat. The flowers have a sweet fragrance reminiscent of honey and attract a wide range of pollinators. Disease pests and problems.

Spikes of iridescent purple flowers appear atop the delicate silver gray foliage in the heat of mid summer. Today taxonomists consider it to be a variety of dwarf indigo. Dwarf leadplant is a small native shrub that blooms spikes of purple flowers in june.

Throughout its range this species occurs in droughty well drained soils with full sun. Mix the wildflower seeds with sand for better visibility. Prepare your soil by clearing the area of all existing growth.

The pinnately compound foliage is a healthy bright green even in the poorest of soils. Leadplant is a tallgrass prairie native forming an upright densely compact habit. May be cut to the ground in early spring.

Although this is a woody shrub it often dies to the ground in winter. The name leadplant is based on superstition the plants are not toxic. Crenulate leadplant is a state endangered species and was once afforded separate species status.

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