Roundhead Lespedeza
Lespedeza capitata
Roundhead lespedeza is an upright prairie legume with silvery leaves and dense cream flower heads ripening to persistent rusty seed clusters, a nitrogen-fixing native that feeds pollinators and provides winter seed for birds.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- white, yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI