Outsidepride Illinois Bundleflower Seeds - 1 LB Wildlife Forage Plot Food for Deer, Quail & Turkey - Perfect for Hunting Land & Wildlife Habitat Restoration

Unique Feature Plant Bundleflower is a unique addition to the landscape, producing showy flowers, foliage, and seed pods! Illinois Bundleflower (Desmanthus Illinoensis) Here is a quite the interesting plant that you can add to your landscape! Illinois bundleflower is actually considered to be a legume, and it fixates nitrogen and improves the soil. This plant is a deep-rooted perennial that is a native throughout the plains and prairies of the United States. Growing 24-48 inches in height, Illinois Bundleflower plants have attractive, fern-like foliage, and the lovely flowers are round, puffy, and white. Not only are the flowers and foliage of this plant attractive, but it produces signature seed pods as well! Bundleflower will put forth numerous brown seed pods (20-30 per bunch) which curve around each other to form a cluster or a bundle. Illinois Bundleflower seed pods are easy to identify and add interest to the landscape. Native Perennial How to Grow Being native to the midwestern United States, these seeds are ideally planted directly outdoors. Plant in early to mid spring, sowing at a depth of 1/4-1/2 inch. Rake loose soil over the seeds, then keep moist until germination. Under proper conditions, germination will occur in 1-3 weeks. Thin established plants to the strongest seedling, space 12-24 inches apart. Grow in an area of full sun or partial shade, in average but sandy garden soil. Plant Specifications Season: Perennial USDA Zones: 3 - 9 Bloom Color: White Bloom Season: Summer Environment: Full sun to partial shade Soil Type: Well-drained, sandy, pH 6.6 - 7.3 Average Germ Time: 7 - 21 days

Illinois Bundleflower, or Desmantus illinoensis, is a perennial wild flower that is deep-rooted and a legume that grows throughout the plains and prairies of the United States. Illinois Bundleflower is both winter hardy and drought resistant and will grow on a wide range of soil types, from clays to sandy loams.

Illinois bundleflower is a 2 - 4 foot tall perennial growing in USDA zones 3 - 9.

Even though it has adapted to several soil types and climate conditions, it is usually more abundant in the moist areas of the terrain such as depressions and slopes and in areas that receive at least 15 inches of annual rainfall.

The flowers are white, round and puffy, and in late summer bundles or clusters of 20 to 30 curving seed pods are formed. The small brown bundles of seed pods make it easy to identify. Illinois Bundleflower is used as a nutritious plant in livestock pastures.

Sowing Rate 1/2 pound per 1,000 square feet. Start the seed directly outdoors either in the late fall or spring. Cover the seed with ½ inch of soil. With a temperature of 65F, germination is normally within 21 days. Grow Illinois Bundleflower in full sun to partial shade. Space the plants 12 – 24 inches apart.