Lespedeza capitata (Round-headed Bush Clover) Native New for 2025

This Perennial is in the legume family and grows from 2-4 feet with strong stems, the cream colored blooms are odorless and bloom August-September.  Prefers Full to Part Sun, Medium to Dry Soil.

Loved by many pollinators, birds and mammals.

Host plant to Southern Cloudywing Butterfly, Northern Cloudywing Butterfly, Hoary Edge Butterfly, the Eastern Tailed-Blue, and the Bella Moth.

The plant is especially high in protein making it a favorite choice of many kinds of hungry mammals like deer, rabbits, and muskrat. It can also be used in pastures as livestock forage. The seeds are a favorite of many birds , including the Mourning Dove, Bobwhite, Turkey, and Junco.  Use this plant on the outside of your gardens to fill the hungry mammals and help spare other plants.