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Andean Blue Clover

Dalea coerulea

Andean Blue Clover
Photo: Andra Waagmeester, CC0

Andean Blue Clover (Dalea coerulea) is a shrub in the pea family native to seasonally dry tropical areas of western South America, found mainly in Colombia and Ecuador. It grows best in warm, sunny spots with well-drained soil and little water once established.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained clayey or loamy soil; avoid waterlogging.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. South America
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Dalea coerulea is a species of flowering plant from the genus Dalea.

Where it grows

In Colombia Dalea coerulea is predominantly found on truncated clayey soils. Next to Colombia, the species is also observed and described to be found in Ecuador. This is also confirmed by observational data available in citizen science efforts.

Other Dalea plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dalea coerulea 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.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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