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Whitetassels

Dalea albida

Whitetassels (Dalea albida) is a perennial legume in the pea family, native to the dry sandy pine habitats of the southeastern US. It is grown for its white flower spikes and does best in full sun and sharp drainage.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, and let the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Sandy or gritty, well-draining soil; tolerates poor, dry soils.
Temperature
Hardy in warm temperate conditions; protect from prolonged hard freezes.
How easy
Moderate

About

Dalea albida is a flowering plant in the Dalea genus. It grows in parts of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.

A perennial in the family Fabaceae, it produces white flowers. It grows in coastal plain dry sand and pineland habitats. Petalostemon albidus is a synonym.

Other Dalea plants

Tampa prairie clover · Whiteflower prairie clover · Golden prairie clover · South Texas prairie clover · White prairie clover · White prairie clover · Whitetassels · Cartagena prairie clover · Dalea chrysophylla · Andean Blue Clover · Compact prairie clover · Dalea elegans

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dalea albida by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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