About

This free-flowering annual, reaching 15-45cm, with a bushy habit with fresh green foliage. It produces abundant flowers all season.

About the genus

Lespedeza can be perennials, deciduous subshrubs or annuals, with neat leaves composed of 3 leaflets, and axillary or terminal racemes of small, pea-shaped flowers

Plant details

Suggested usesBedding, containers, hanging baskets

Care notes

CultivationFertile, moist soil in full sun
PruningDeadhead regularly
PropagationSow seed in spring
Pest resistanceAphids and slugs
Disease resistanceGrey mould in wet conditions