Can be shipped.
Ground Plum is a unique prairie flower with pinkish purple and white flowers in the spring. It grows in a very short clump and sprawls across the ground. After blooming, bunches of 1″ edible plums appear, adding interest long after the flowers have gone. Ground Plum is a legume and adds nitrogen to the soil.
Perennial
Sun: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry, Medium-Dry, Medium
Height: 12 inches
Blooms: May, June
Color: Pink, Purple, White
Spacing: 2 feet
Spreads: Doesn’t spread much
Zones: 3-8
Benefits: Edible, Pollinators
Ground Plum grows outward instead of upward from a center point, so make sure it doesn’t get shaded out by taller plants nearby. Plant Ground Plum (Astragalus crassicarpus) among other short, dry prairie plants such as Blue Grama Grass and Prairie Smoke.
Great native plant choice for the Minnesota Lawns to Legumes grant program!
Prairie Dropseed
Butterfly Milkweed
Prairie Phlox
Purple Prairie Clover
Blue Grama Grass
Can be shipped.
Ground Plum is a unique prairie flower with pinkish purple and white flowers in the spring. It grows in a very short clump and sprawls across the ground. After blooming, bunches of 1″ edible plums appear, adding interest long after the flowers have gone. Ground Plum is a legume and adds nitrogen to the soil.
Perennial
Sun: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry, Medium-Dry, Medium
Height: 12 inches
Blooms: May, June
Color: Pink, Purple, White
Spacing: 2 feet
Spreads: Doesn’t spread much
Zones: 3-8
Benefits: Edible, Pollinators
Ground Plum grows outward instead of upward from a center point, so make sure it doesn’t get shaded out by taller plants nearby. Plant Ground Plum (Astragalus crassicarpus) among other short, dry prairie plants such as Blue Grama Grass and Prairie Smoke.
Great native plant choice for the Minnesota Lawns to Legumes grant program!
Prairie Dropseed
Butterfly Milkweed
Prairie Phlox
Purple Prairie Clover
Blue Grama Grass
