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Growing Info

Scarification: mechanical scarification preferred, Soak in hot tap water or 8 to 15 min. acid treatment.

Stratification: none required

Germination: sow seed 1/4" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed

Other: if boiling water treatment does not allow seed to imbibe, sulfuric acid treatment is required, innoculant could be used

Native to: Amur, China North-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., Manchuria, Mongolia, Primorye, Sakhalin

Introduced to: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Baltic States, Belarus, Central European Rus, East European Russia, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Kirgizstan, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Virginia

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Lespedeza bicolorLespedeza bicolor

Bicolor Lespedeza, Bush Clover, Shrub Lespedeza, Shrubby Bushclover

In Stock: 3.153 lb (Total:3.153lb)

Lespedeza bicolor

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3.15 lb

Details

Germination:

98%

Germination test:

Cut (Full Seed)

Purity:

99%

Seeds per lb:

63,657

Quantity:

3.15 lb

Collected in:

China

Crop year:

2023

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Item ID:

1834479

Characteristics

Growing Info

Scarification: mechanical scarification preferred, Soak in hot tap water or 8 to 15 min. acid treatment.

Stratification: none required

Germination: sow seed 1/4" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed

Other: if boiling water treatment does not allow seed to imbibe, sulfuric acid treatment is required, innoculant could be used

Lespedeza bicolor, also known as Bicolor Lespedeza, Bush Clover, Shrub Lespedeza, and Shrubby Bushclover, is a beautiful and versatile plant that is native to Asia and widely grown as an ornamental plant. This erect shrub can grow up to 9 ft in height and width, and it tolerates arid soils well, making it a great choice for windbreaks, sand stabilization, and soil conservation. Lespedeza bicolor is quite variable in appearance and has been bred into a number of cultivars. This plant produces pink and purple pealike flowers and flat legume pods. While it is a beautiful addition to any garden, it also has been introduced as an invasive species in some areas, such as the southeastern United States, where it can interfere with native plant growth and negatively impact schedules of controlled burns of fire-adapted habitats.