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An erect or prostrate annual with weak roots, forming ground-covering colonies.
Flowers near ends of leafy branches, small, typical pea flowers, white and either pink or purple. Blooms July-October.
Leaves alternate, on stalks, trifoliate (3 leaflets in cloverleaf configuration), leaflets oblong, wider toward the notched tips, to 1/2 inch long. Edges of leaves with hairs. Stipules at base of leaf stalks broad, pointed, tan, conspicuous, lacking hairs. Hairs on stems point toward the tip of the plant, not the base.
Genus - Lespedeza
Species - Stipulacea
Common name - Korean Lespedeza
Pre-Treatment - Not-required
Hardiness zones - 5 - 9
Height - 4-8" (10-20 cm)
Plant type - Annual
Vegetation type - Deciduous
Exposure - Full Sun, Partial Shade
Growth rate - Medium
Soil PH - Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil type - Loam, Sand, Well Drained
Water requirements - Average, moist
Landscape uses - Cultivated Beds, nitrogen fixation
Germination rate - 90%
Bloom season - July - October
Leaf / Flower color - Green / White and either pink or purple
| Useful Info | |
| Germination | Pre-soak the seed for 24 hours in very warm water and then sow it in spring in a greenhouse or inside 1-2 mm deep.<br /> Keep the soil moist, germinate in warm place. <br /> When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, 7 - 10cm with a heel, July/August in individual pots in a frame. It can be difficult to get the cuttings through their first winter, it is best to plunge the pots in a bed of ashes in a sheltered border outdoors. |
