30 GOAT'S RUE Tephrosia Virginiana Cracca Flower Grass Legume Ground Cover Seeds

DESCRIPTION:

NAME: Goat's Rue

OTHER COMMON NAMES: Devil's Shoestrings / Catgut / Hoary-Pea / Rabbit-Pea

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Tephrosia Virginiana syn. Tephrosia Latidens / Cracca Virginiana / Cracca Latidens

COLOR: Bicolor Yellow & Fuchsia Flowers

PLANT SEEDS: Fall sow seeds or cold stratify

BLOOM TIME: May - Aug

HARDINESS ZONE: 3 - 9

PLANT HEIGHT: 24 - 36"

PLANT SPACING: 15 - 18"

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun

SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Dry

QUANTITY: 30 Seeds

OTHER: Goat's Rue is a prairie plant that is native to The US & Canada. They are found naturally in areas that are dry, sandy, & rocky, so can tolerate these conditions well. They are also able to grow in part sun. Goat’s Rue is a legume, so can help fix the nitrogen levels of the soil to improve its fertility.

The beautiful flowers of Goat’s Rue look similar to those of sweet peas. They bloom in clusters & are very showy with yellow upper petals & bright pink bottom petals. The leaves have a ferny feathery shape. The foliage is hairy, giving the plants a shimmery silvery appearance.

The flowers provide nectar & pollen bees & butterflies. Goat’s Rue is also a host plant for the Skipper Butterfly. The seeds & plants are mildly toxic to humans & livestock if they are eaten, so be sure to plant them somewhere they will not cause any harm. The 2" long seed pods develop by fall, & the seeds of the Goat’s Rue are eaten by game birds like turkey.

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