Round Headed Bush Clover Lespedeza capitata is a Michigan Native plant available at Wild Cherry Farm
Spring Azure Butterfly at Wild Cherry Farm Native Plant Nursery
Eastern Tailed Blue Butterfly at Wild Cherry Farm Native Plant Nursery
Round Headed Bush Clover Lespedeza capitata is a Michigan Native plant available at Wild Cherry Farm
Spring Azure Butterfly at Wild Cherry Farm Native Plant Nursery
Eastern Tailed Blue Butterfly at Wild Cherry Farm Native Plant Nursery

Round Headed Bush Clover (Lespedeza capitata)

$5.00

Round Headed Bush Clover flowers are visited by a variety of native bees and butterflies. It is the host plant to the Spring Azure, Eastern-tailed Blue, and at least 9 other species of butterflies and moths in our area (illinoiswildflower.info) (Johnson and Colla, 2023). Also, Round Headed Bush Clover seeds are eaten by birds, including the Mourning Dove, Bobwhite, Wild Turkey, and Juncos (illinoiswildflower.info).

Photo credit: Joshua Mayer (1), John Blair (3)

Round Headed Bush Clover flowers are visited by a variety of native bees and butterflies. It is the host plant to the Spring Azure, Eastern-tailed Blue, and at least 9 other species of butterflies and moths in our area (illinoiswildflower.info) (Johnson and Colla, 2023). Also, Round Headed Bush Clover seeds are eaten by birds, including the Mourning Dove, Bobwhite, Wild Turkey, and Juncos (illinoiswildflower.info).

Photo credit: Joshua Mayer (1), John Blair (3)

Life Cycle: Perennial 

Sun Exposure: Full-Partial

Soil Moisture: Medium—Dry

Height: 2-4 feet

Plant Spacing:  1-2 feet

Bloom Time: August-Sep

Bloom Color: Green, Cream

Advantages: Pollinator Favorite, Bird Favorite

Host: Spring Azure, Eastern Tailed Blue, and at least 9 other species of butterflies and moths use this as a caterpillar host plant in our area (illinoiswildflower.info) (Johnson and Colla, 2023)

Resource: Johnson, Lorraine, and Sheila Colla. A Northern Gardener’s Guide to Native Plants and Pollinators: Creating Habitat in the Northeast, Great Lakes, and Upper Midwest. Island Press, 2023

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