Nodding Onion Gardens

Native Plant Nursery

Where Wildflowers Grow

Columbia Station, Ohio, USA
 

Dalea purpure - Purple Prairie Clover

Ohio Native Plant - Natural Range

 Dalea purpure



The United State Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Services has a wonderful map showing the natural range of Purple Prairie Clover. They list Dalea purpurea as Presumed Extirpated

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources list New Purple Prairie Clover as X Presumed Extirpated in the state of Ohio.
Purple Praire Clover
Praire Clover from our friends in Michigan

Wildlife Significance


Nectar & Pollen - Attracts numerous native bees, honey bees, Syrphid flies, beetles, skippers, small butterflies

Oligoleges (specialist pollinators) - Several kinds of plaster bees

Protein - Prairie Clover is high in protein and enjoyed by a large number of mammals

Seed - Small Rodents enjoy Prairie Clover seed

For detailed information visit the Illinois Wildflower site

Seed Provenance


Prairie Moon Nursery, Winona, MN - 2014 Nodding Onion Gardens 2015 to Present
Close up of Praire Clover
Prairie Clover

Cultivation Information

Height - 12 to 24 inches
Flower Color - Purple
Blooms - July - September
Sun - Full to part shade
Soil - Normal to dry 

Hardy Zone - 3 to 8


Family - Fabaceae (Bean Family)

Pollinator Gardens - A perfect addition to your pollinator garden. This native Ohio clover deserves a front row seat in your wildflower garden.
Purple Prairie Clover seed
Dalea purpure seed not quite ready to harvest