Tennessee Smart Yards Native Plants

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Canadian Milk Vetch

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Canadian Milk Vetch

Astragalus canadensis

Full to part sun, moderately wet to moderately dry moisture level, loamy soil only, slightly acid to alkaline pH.  1-4 ft. height, blooms in summer, cream flowers, spreads by rhizomes.

Germination Code:  C(10), H, I

Native Region:  Lightly statewide, mostly concentrated in Central Basin Plateau

Legume that attracts hummingbirds and butterflies.

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