Summer Farewell

Summer Farewell (Dalea pinnata var. pinnata)
Summer Farewell (Dalea pinnata var. pinnata)

Common Name:  Summer Farewell

Latin Name:  Dalea pinnata var. pinnata

FamilyFabaceae

Habit:  A perennial wildflower that grows to a height of about three feet.

Leaves:  Alternate, pinnately compound, and linear in shape.

Flowers:  White flowers appear in the summer and fall.

Habitat:  Dry flatwoods, pine stands, sandhills and Florida scrub.

Landscape:  Grows in part shade to full sun with average moisture.

Range: Native to the following states (the lower 48): AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY.

Wildlife use:  Bees, beetles, flies, and butterflies use the flowers as a nectar source.

Songbirds and quail eat the seeds. 

Summer farewell is a larval host plant for the southern dogface butterfly.

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Summer Farewell (Dalea pinnata var. pinnata)
Summer Farewell (Dalea pinnata var. pinnata)

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