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  • Get Started
    • Getting Started
    • Step 1: Identifying Native Plants
    • Step 2: Recognizing Non-Native Invasives
    • Step 3: Adding Habitat Corridors
    • Example Habitat Corridors
  • The Nursery
    • About the Nursery
    • Site Consultations
    • Our Newsletter
  • Our Plants
    • Our Plants
    • Habitat Corridor Plug Trays
    • Plant Species
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Creeping Bush Clover
Lespedeza repens

Height: 6-12 in
Spread: 2 ft
Bloom Time: June-September
Sunlight: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Moisture: Very Dry
​Life Cycle: Perennial

Creeping Bush Clover is a species with stems that grow horizontally, hugging the ground. Its delicate-looking pink flowers bloom during the summer months, and its leaflets grow close to the stem in groups of three. Creeping Bush Clover naturally occurs in areas with very dry and well-drained soil, including wooded settings with dappled light and along sunny banks and open areas with little moisture. Native bees visit the flowers.
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