Tephrosia virginiana Virginia
Goat's Rue
Seed & Plant
(tef-ROH-see-uh
vir-jin-ee-AN-uh)
Easyliving Native Perennial Wildflowers
Native Wild
Flower Seed for
Home Landscaping & Prairie Restoration
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Habitat | Bloom Period | Color | Height Inches | Moisture | Plant Spacing | Lifespan |
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Sun to Light Shade | between May-August | Yellow and Pink | 12 to 24 | Dry to Average | 12 to 18 inches | Perennial |
Tephrosia
virginica Goat's Rue photo by
cj
Tephrosia virginica Goat's Rue potted plants are $4.00 each plus UPS shipping. Please contact us by email with your address & zip code for shipping charges & availability on Tephrosia virginica Goat's Rue potted plants
For
other flowers visit the wildflower
seed list , to order copy the orderform
or
email questions, comments, and orders to john@easywildflowers.com
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Tephrosia
virginia seed |
approximate |
approximate coverage |
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1 packet - $out of seed at this time |
100 |
10 sq
ft |
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1 ounce - $ |
1,980 |
100 sq
ft |
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1
pound ----------- |
31,680 |
1600 sq
ft |
Seed
shipping chart at bottom of page
Tephrosia virginia,
sometimes called Goat's Rue, Virginia tephrosia & Hoary pea,
has compound leaves covered with dense hairs giving it a gray cast and is a host
plant for the Southern Cloudywing Butterfly. Tephrosia virginiana has dense
flower clusters that are quite showy with their contrasting light yellow and
pink petals. Native Goat's Rue plants are very hard to transplant because of
their long taproot,
and does not start
easily from seed. The roots contain rotenone, and were used by the Native
Americans to stun fish.
Native Tephrosia virginiana wild flowers occur naturally in acid soils of rocky open woods, savannas, rocky glades, and prairies from Florida and Texas north to New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, Ontario, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma. Fabaceae (Bean Family)
The
map below shows areas where Native Goat's Rue wildflower plants grow wild, it is hardy over
a much wider area if planted. Plant in USDA plant hardiness zones 3
to 9.
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Tephrosia virginiana |
Alabama |
Nebraska Louisiana Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri New Hampshire New Jersey New York |
North
Carolina |
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Use the chart below for shipping charges on flower seeds, to order copy the order form or email questions, comments & orders to john@easywildflowers.com
Tephrosia virginica Goat's Rue potted plants are $4.00 each plus UPS shipping. Please contact us by email with your address for shipping charges & availability on Tephrosia virginica Goat's Rue potted plants
We accept payment by check, money order, and through Paypal
The minimum seed order amount is $10, this can be a combination of different
seeds.
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subtotal for flower seeds |
shipping charge for seeds |
| seed orders up to $20.00 = | $3.00 shipping |
| $20.01 - $50.00 = | $4.00 shipping |
| $50.01-$100.00 = | $5.00 shipping |
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over $100.00 = 5 % of subtotal |
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Tephrosia virginica
Goat's Rue Plant distribution map
complements of USDA, NRCS. 2001. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.1
(http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA
70874-4490 USA.
