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© Ernie Marx
white locoweed
Oxytropis sericea
United States
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.0 in. to 1.0 ft.
Spread: 6.0 in.; to 1.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous
- Program Association
- Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Large Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Small Mammals
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low
- Plant Community
- Alpine, Foothills, Mountains, Plains, Subalpine
- Season of Bloom
- May, June, July, August
- Flower Color
- White Shades
- Leaf Color
- Gray Shades, Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Clay, Loam, Rocky
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- Plant Parts Known To Be Poisonous For Livestock.
Notes
USDA Plants National Database recognizes two varieties of O. sericea, both native to the U.S. Variety speciosa is native to Idaho, Montana and Wyoming and variety sericea is native to most of the western U.S., including Colorado.