Plant of the Week- show 308

T-shirt winner:  Dee Johnson, Southern Pines, NC

Common Name:
White Bush Clover

Scientific Name:
Lespedeza thunbergii 'White Fountain'

Type: shrub (somewhat woody, somewhat herbaceous)

Habit: weeping

Growth: 6ft. tall, 12ft. spread

Flowers:

• white, pea-shaped flowers
• good fall flowering plant
• flowers early to mid August through September

Foliage:

• small, trifoliate
• deep rich green

Culture: full sun

Use: good for shrub borders or on a wall

Other: in early spring prune to the ground and you will get great growth by the summer