Produces small, pea-like flowers in purple to violet clusters on long stalks.
Spreads by rhizomes, forming loose colonies.
Being a legume, it improves soil health through nitrogen fixation.
Seeds are eaten by some small mammals and birds.
Historically used by indigenous people for medicinal purposes, including root-based remedies.
Low-maintenance, deer-resistant, and valuable for restoration projects and pollinator habitats.
Produces small, pea-like flowers in purple to violet clusters on long stalks.
Spreads by rhizomes, forming loose colonies.
Being a legume, it improves soil health through nitrogen fixation.
Seeds are eaten by some small mammals and birds.
Historically used by indigenous people for medicinal purposes, including root-based remedies.
Low-maintenance, deer-resistant, and valuable for restoration projects and pollinator habitats.
Bloom: early to mid-summer
Habitats: mesic to dry prairies; rocky upland woodlands; sand prairies; sandstone glades; savannas; thinly wooded bluffs
Lifespan: perennial
Moisture: mesic to dry
Plant type (height): forb (1 to 2.5 feet)
Requirements: full sun to partial sun
Soil: acidic soil that is rocky or sandy
