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Oxytropis multiceps |
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| Common name |
dwarf locoweed; Nuttall's oxytrope |
| Family |
fabaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z4) |
| Flowers |
pink/white |
| Size |
2" |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
well drained soil |
From seed  |
scarify, germinate at room temperature
detailed seed-starting info below
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Tightly tufted gray-green leaves with pink/white bicolor pea-flowers just above. This is the fourth oxytropis species I've grown from seed – the previous three didn't come through a full season in the garden, but I'm holding out hope for this one. Native to a swath of the United States interior west around Wyoming, it occurs on dry and rocky hilltops. It should be cold-hardy at least, and with proper protection from winter wet it may just survive.
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Oxytropis multiceps
- Seed from NARGS '14/'15 exchange. Scarified some with sandpaper, to baggy 70F. Total 89%G, germination occurring 4 days after successful scarification, as evidenced by swelling.
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