Dalea candida White Prairie Clover (Petalostemon candidum)
(DAY-lee-uh  kan-DEE-duh)
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Dalea candida, formerly Petalostemon candidum and commonly called white prairie clover, is a smoothly delicate plant with white flowers growing in 1 to 3 inch long cylindrical spikes.  The flowers begin to bloom at the base of the spike and proceed upward resulting in a narrow wreath of white on a green column.  Dalea candida wildflowers are host plants for Dogface Butterflies.  Dalea candida is named Dalea after the English botanist Samuel Dale and candidum, Latin for white.  White Prairie Clover has a deep taproot and will tolerate dry conditions but prefers adequate moisture and full sun.  Plant Native White Prairie Clover in the butterfly garden or prairie meadow with other native wildflowers.  
     Plant White Prairie clover seeds in fall/winter or scarify seeds by rubbing between two sheets of coarse sandpaper before planting in early spring.

Native White Prairie Clover occurs naturally on glades, prairies, and savannas from Indiana to Minnesota, and Saskatchewan, south to Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas.  Fabaceae (Bean Family)

The map below shows areas where native Dalea candida White Prairie Clover wildflowers grow wild but they can be planted and will grow over most of the Midwest and Eastern US.  USDA plant hardiness zones 3 to 9.

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Dalea candida White Prairie Clover Petalostemon candidum Plant distribution map complements of USDA, NRCS. 2001. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.1
  (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.