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. But it develops deep taproots that help it ...

ZIMMERMAN, Minn. — Spikes of purple lupines supply the wildflower wow factor at Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, a 30,700-acre expanse of wetlands, upland prairie and oak savanna. Those showy ...

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 ...

Purple prairie clover and a bee at Middle Fork River Forest Preserve in Penfield. Kamryn Suttinger Whitlock Kamryn Suttinger Whitlock Purple prairie clover and a bee at Middle Fork River Forest ...

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 ...