Lespedeza includes perennial plants, deciduous subshrubs, and annual species characterized by tidy foliage made up of three leaflets. These plants produce small, pea-like flowers arranged in either axillary or terminal racemes.

Lespedeza

Lespedeza bicolor

Lespedeza bicolor 'Yakushima'

Lespedeza bicolor f. acutifolia

Lespedeza buergeri

Lespedeza capitata

Lespedeza chinensis

Lespedeza cuneata

Lespedeza cuneata var. serpens

Lespedeza cyrtobotrya

Lespedeza davurica

Lespedeza floribunda

Lespedeza from Yakushima

Lespedeza homoloba

Lespedeza intermedia

Lespedeza japonica

Lespedeza japonica 'Nipponica'

Lespedeza juncea

Lespedeza juncea var. serpens

Lespedeza juncea var. subsessilis

Lespedeza kiusiana

Lespedeza maximowiczii

Lespedeza melanantha f. rosea

Lespedeza melantha f. rosea 'Nakai'

Lespedeza striata

Lespedeza thunbergii is a medium-sized deciduous sub-shrub characterized by its elongated, arching stems that grow annually. The plant features trifoliate leaves and produces clusters of rose-purple flowers, each about 15mm long, arranged in racemes that can reach up to 15cm in length, blooming in early autumn.

Lespedeza thunbergii

Lespedeza thunbergii 'Avalanche'

Lespedeza thunbergii 'Gibraltar'

Lespedeza thunbergii 'Pink Fountain'

Lespedeza thunbergii 'Spring Grove' is a deciduous sub-shrub that can reach heights of up to 2 meters. It features elongated, arching stems that produce clover-shaped foliage. In early autumn, this plant displays clusters of rose-purple blooms, each measuring around 15 millimeters, with flower sprays extending up to 15 centimeters long.

Lespedeza thunbergii 'Spring Grove'

Lespedeza thunbergii 'Summer Beauty'

Lespedeza thunbergii 'Variegata' (v)

Lespedeza thunbergii subsp. formosa

Lespedeza thunbergii subsp. thunbergii is a deciduous sub-shrub with a woody base, reaching heights of up to 2 meters. Each year, it generates long, arching stems adorned with leaves made up of three oval leaflets. During late summer and early autumn, this plant produces clusters of dark pink blooms.

Lespedeza thunbergii subsp. thunbergii

Lespedeza thunbergii subsp. thunbergii 'Albiflora' is a deciduous sub-shrub that can grow up to 2 meters tall. It features elongated, arching stems that produce clover-like foliage. In early autumn, this plant displays clusters of pure white flowers, each measuring approximately 15mm, arranged in sprays that can reach lengths of 15cm.

Lespedeza thunbergii subsp. thunbergii 'Albiflora'

Lespedeza thunbergii subsp. thunbergii 'Edo-shibori' is a deciduous sub-shrub that can reach heights of up to 1.8 meters. It features long, arching annual stems adorned with clover-like foliage. In early autumn, it produces clusters of 15 mm white and rose-purple flowers, which can extend up to 15 cm in length.