Lespedeza thunbergii 'Spring Grove' 25/5 Restock Michael Dirr by Jane Symmes

Michael Dirr by Jane Symmes of the now-closed Cedar Lane Farms in Madison

deer-resistant

described only in 1968

evergreen leaf is cut and incised into narrow

This noble member of the tea family

Lespedeza thunbergii 'Spring Grove' 25/5 Restock Michael Dirr by Jane SymmesBy late summer, when many shrubs have said their piece, Lespedeza thunbergii 'Spring Grove' is only clearing its throat. The many woody, arching stems bend into a green fountain through the season, then bow lower still under a long, generous fall of rose purple pea flowers carried in racemes six to eight inches long. 'Spring Grove' is a newer selection said to hold darker purple flowers and a tidier, better habit than the old standard 'Gibraltar', and