Plant Library

01 Annuals
02 Herbs
04 Perennials
10 Shrubs
13 Shrubs Fruit
11 Shrub Roses
06 Trees
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03 Vegetables
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12 Shrubs Vine
16 Bagged & Bulk
15 Fall Plants
05 Minnesota Natives
08 Evergreens
17 Lawn & Yard

Ground Plum

Common Name: Ground Plum

Botanical Name: Astragalus crassicarpus

Variety: N/A

Blossom Color: Purple

Bloom Time: May-Jun

Zone: 3 to 6

Exposure: Full Sun

Mature Height: 12"

Mature Width: 10-18"

Notes: Also known as ground plum milkvetch or buffalo plum, contributes beauty and interesting texture with unusual pinnate leaves and lovely purple pea-like blossoms. A low-growing, spreading legume. Prefers full sun and dry, well-drained soils. It can be used in "bee lawns", as a ground cover, and in rock gardens. Thick-walled seed pods typically rest on the ground and look like plums. A favorite of bees. Host plant of the Clouded Sulphur butterfly.