Lespedeza thunbergii 'Gibraltar' - Shrub Bush Clover
Lespedeza thunbergii 'Gibraltar' - Shrub Bush Clover

Shrub Bush Clover

Lespedeza thunbergii 'Gibraltar'

  • Profuse violet to pink flowers
  • Sweet-pea-shaped flowers held on small panicles
  • Seed pods persist into the winter
  • Medium-sized arching shrub
  • Bloom Time: Late summer

ZONE:
6

COLOUR:
Purple

HEIGHT:
125-150 cm

SPREAD:
150-175 cm

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:


Any pruning to maintain size and shape on this woody perennial should be done in the winter or early spring to ensure next season's flowering. Fast growing, it will reach 125 cm in time for late summer flowering. In Hamilton, it can be coppiced every spring.

Additional Notes about Shrub Bush Clover:


Densely rooted, this plant and its cousin, L. bicolor, was used as erosion control in the Southern U.S. and has become invasive there and in other places.

Characteristics & Attributes


ATTRIBUTES:
Deciduous
Fruit
FLOWERING TIME:
Lt. Sum-Fall
Fall
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Blue
Green
LANDSCAPE USES:
Specimen
Hedge