Violet bush-clover

Lespedeza violacea

(a.k.a. Lespedeza frutescens)

Habitat:
   Light: sun -light shade
   Moisture: dry mesic

   Height: 1 -2 ft.
   Flowering Time: summer

Notes: compact perennial with small 3-parted leaves; stems topped with round clusters of violet flowers in summer.

   Range in Michigan: SE,SW