ILLINOIS BUNDLEFLOWER
Summary
Illinois bundleflower is a native warm-season, perennial leguminous forb adapted to the central and eastern regions of the United States extending from Mexico into Canada. Illinois bundleflower is found in prairie remnants, sloughs, woodland edges, or disturbed areas. It does best on medium textured soils but will grow on a wide range of soils with an annual rainfall range of 16 to 32 inches. The seeds are readily consumed by upland game birds and the plant is highly palatable livestock and deer. Illinois bundleflower is an attractive plant in the landscape because of its unique fern appearance and the closing and opening of the leaves in response to sunlight and heat.
Plant Characteristics
Taxonomy
Zone
- Regional Growing Zone
- 3 - Southern Mountain, 4 - Mountain, 5 - Midwest, 6 - Northeast Lakes, 7 - Great Lakes South, 8 - Appalacia, 9 - Southeast, 10 - South Florida, 11 - South Texas, 12 - Southwest
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
- 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Temperature Zone
- Warm, Cool, Transitional
Plant Characteristics
- Height
- 18" - 48"
- Bloom Period
- Late-Spring
- Bloom Color
- White
- Bloom Description
White globe shaped flowers.
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Description
Fern-like leaves.
- Growing Cycle
- Perennial
- Sun Requirement
- Full Sun
Plant Information
- Planting Season
- Fall - Spring
- Plant Depth
- 0.5"
- Minimum Soil Temp for Germination
- 65° F
- Establishment
- Easy
Seed Information
- Seeds Per Pound
- 85,000
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Subkingdom
- Tracheobionta
- Super Division
- Spermatophyta
- Division
- Magnoliophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Subclass
- Rosidae
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Desmanthus
- Species
- Desmanthus illinoensis
Coverage Area & Available Sizes
Applications
Attractive in mass plantings as well as in species mixes.
Highly palatable and nutritious legume.
Notes
*Special considerations for spring planting: seed germination can be improved with mechanical scarification. Seed needs to be inoculated with Rhizobium for nitrogen fixation to occur. Germination of scarified seed generally occurs within 2 weeks after planting provided adequate soil moisture and temperature conditions are met.
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ILLINOIS BUNDLEFLOWER 18 DAYS AFTER PLANTING
ILLINOIS BUNDLEFLOWER 8 DAYS AFTER PLANTING
