Native Plant Database

Header Photo: Mervin Wallace

Creeping Lespedeza

Lespedeza repens
Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennials
Native Environment: Savanna / Woodland
Season of Interest: Late (July - frost)
Main Color: Pink / Rose, Purple
Fall Color:

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Pink flowers and small oval green leaves.
Photo: Scott Woodbury
Sun Exposure 
Full Sun, Medium Sun/Average Shade
Soil
Moisture
Dry, Moderate
Nature Attracting
Butterfly, Pollinators/Beneficial Insects
Wildlife Benefit
Butterfly / Moth Nectar, Food/Birds, Food/Pollinators
Animal
Resistance
Size

Height:

6 to
12
inches

Spread:

18 to
30
inches
Size
Height: 6 to
12
inches
Spread: 18 to
30
inches
Size
Height: 6 to
12
inches
Spread: 18 to
30
inches
Typical Landscape Use
Ground cover, or interplanted between other plants.
Establishment and Care Instructions
Plant where soil tends toward dry; can tolerate drought.
Special Features
Special Usage
Ground Cover
Basic Description

Mat-forming ground cover that can improve soil quality. Trailing stems have little ovalish leaves in groups of three and little bean-type blooms in shades of pink and purple that last from July-October. Flowers are followed by pods with seeds eaten by gamebirds in its native habitat.

 

Green foliage covering the ground.

Lespedeza repens. Photo: Scott Woodbury.

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