Inconnu - Inadequate information on toxicity found.
Source: H. Zell
Plant Names
Lespedeza capitata
Round-headed Bush-clover
Lespédèze capitée
Synonyms
round-headed lespedeza
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Vert
Bloom Period: Aug - Sep
Hauteur max: 4,0 feet
Max Width: 2,0 feet
Light Condition:
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Tolère des conditions de sol sec
Tolerates medium soil condition
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Tolère des conditions de sol sec
Tolerates medium soil condition
Lifespan:
Vivace
des plantes qui reviennent année après année
Gardener Experience:
Ne se propage pas de manière incontrôlable
Self-seeding
Ne se propage pas de manière incontrôlable
Self-seeding
Landscape Uses:
Suitable for rock gardens
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Suitable for rock gardens
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Ecological Benefits:
Supports pollinators
Butterfly host
Fixes nitrogen in the soil
Supports pollinators
Butterfly host
Fixes nitrogen in the soil
Tolerates:
Tolerates juglone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Tolerates juglone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Special Features and Considerations:
Seed and plant distribution status
No seeds available for this plant.
Nous acceptions les semences de cette plante
Faits intéressants
Round-headed bush clover is a native prairie and meadow perennial with upright stems, silvery-green foliage, and rounded clusters of creamy white flowers. Its strong upright form adds structure to native plantings and works especially well in prairie gardens and sunny borders.
Round-headed Bush-clover is very drought tolerant once established. It prefers well-drained soils. It is slow to establish but long-lived. It does not spread aggressively. You should avoid rich, overly moist soils.
Round-headed Bush-clover is very drought tolerant once established. It prefers well-drained soils. It is slow to establish but long-lived. It does not spread aggressively. You should avoid rich, overly moist soils.
Plant Location
Native to Ottawa region: Oui
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Canadensis
Thrives in Ecozones
- Plaines à forêts mixtes
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Lespedeza capitata
No butterfly data available for this plant.
Specialized Bees Supported by Lespedeza capitata
No bee data available for this plant.
Complementary Plants
- No complementary plants found.
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
- Melilotus albus (Sweet White Clover)
Sowing Information
Download Seed Envelope Labels (PDF)
- Sowing depth: Couvrir très légèrement
- Sow anytime
- Stratification duration: 10 days
- Self-seeding
- Notes: Scarify if unhulled.
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: October
- Harvesting indicator:
- Pods are brown and crisp and starting to open
- Seeds are dark and tiny stem attaching to the main stem is brown
- Seeds easily fall off pod when shaken
- Little stem connecting the pod to the main stem is brown (not green)
- Harvesting:
- Secouer le porte-graines dans un sac de papier
- Seed viability test:
- Pas de test requis avant le don
- Packaging measure: 1 rounded 1/4 teaspoon
- Seed storage:
- Sécher à l'air dans un sac en papier ou contenant ouvert, pour quelques jours jusqu'à sec
- Secouer de temps à autre pour prévenir la moisissure
- Cultivar: No, you can donate without knowing the source as there are only straight species
- Remove non-seed material
- No harvesting video available at this time.
Toxicity Notes
Inadequate information on toxicity found.