Trailing Indigo Bush
Dalea greggii
A low, silvery, trailing groundcover legume dotted with small purple flowers in spring. A fast, fine-textured nitrogen-fixer for covering hot, dry banks and slopes.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 3–6 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- purple
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, pollinators
- Landscape uses
- foundation, groundcover, container, erosion control
- Native states
- NM, TX
Related native plants
More Dalea species
- Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea)
- White Prairie Clover (Dalea candida)
- Feather Dalea (Dalea formosa)
- Silky Prairie Clover (Dalea villosa)
- Black Dalea (Dalea frutescens)