Purple prairie clover is a tough, upright plant with abundant purple flowers that are impervious to late summer heat and drought. A deep-rooted, nitrogen-fixing legume, it can handle and improve ...

Purple prairie clover, Dalea purpurea, is a deep-rooted prairie plant that looks fragile and thread-like in early spring, particularly in nursery pots. Get up-to-the ...

YARD AND GARDEN: Gardening in the time of a pandemic While there are many noteworthy prairie plants, some favorites include prairie dropseed, little bluestem and purple prairie clover. Prairie ...

Sunflowers at Chimney Rock National Historic Site in western Nebraska. Nebraska’s prairies and parks are known for their vibrant wildflowers like prairie clover, goldenrods, and asters—but sunflowers ...

Question: I have two areas in my large lawn where grass refuses to grow. I am thinking of seeding with clover, which old lawns used to always have. Which clover will grow in this area? Where do I find ...

Stay informed about the West. High Country News’ weekly email newsletters keep you up-to-date with our latest news and investigations from across the region. Collecting purple prairie clover (Dalea ...

While there are many noteworthy prairie plants, some favorites include prairie dropseed, little bluestem and purple prairie clover. Prairie dropseed, also called northern dropseed, is a clump-forming, ...