Ground Plum (Astragalus crassicarpus) 3-pack of pots
Can’t be shipped. (We won't be growing Ground Plum in 2025, but maybe again in 2026)
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.
Details
Perennial
Sun: Full Sun
Moisture: 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
Design Tips
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!
Companion Plants
Pasque Flower
Blue Eyed Grass
Cream Wild Indigo
Prairie Lily
Dotted Blazing Star
Blue Grama Grass
Size: 3-pack of pots, each pot is 3" wide x 3" deep
These pots can’t be shipped — pickup only!
Can’t be shipped. (We won't be growing Ground Plum in 2025, but maybe again in 2026)
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.
Details
Perennial
Sun: Full Sun
Moisture: 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
Design Tips
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!
Companion Plants
Pasque Flower
Blue Eyed Grass
Cream Wild Indigo
Prairie Lily
Dotted Blazing Star
Blue Grama Grass
Size: 3-pack of pots, each pot is 3" wide x 3" deep
These pots can’t be shipped — pickup only!
Can’t be shipped. (We won't be growing Ground Plum in 2025, but maybe again in 2026)
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.
Details
Perennial
Sun: Full Sun
Moisture: 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
Design Tips
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!
Companion Plants
Pasque Flower
Blue Eyed Grass
Cream Wild Indigo
Prairie Lily
Dotted Blazing Star
Blue Grama Grass
