White Prairie Clover
Dalea candida
The white-flowered counterpart to purple prairie clover, with cylindrical cream blooms. Deep-rooted, drought-proof, and a pollinator favorite. The sweet-tasting root has been chewed as a treat, and the dried leaves brew into a tea.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 0.75–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, alkaline, neutral
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, butterflies, pollinators
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, AZ, CO, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NM, OK, SD, TN, TX, UT, WI, WY
Related native plants
More Dalea species
- Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea)
- Feather Dalea (Dalea formosa)
- Silky Prairie Clover (Dalea villosa)
- Black Dalea (Dalea frutescens)
- Trailing Indigo Bush (Dalea greggii)