Lespedeza liukiuensis 'Little Volcano' (Little Volcano Bush Clover)

SunZone: 6-9, guessing 72" tall Origin: Japan

Open House/Web-Only! Thanks to plantsman Ted Stephens for bringing this wonderful new deciduous perennial lespedeza back from Japan and making it available. Lespedeza 'Little Volcano' is a selection of the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, Lespedeza liukiuensis, which unlike Lespedeza thunbergii, makes an upright clump instead of one whose branches are pendulous. The 6' tall x 12' wide mound of branches, clothed with small, dark green leaves, explode starting in mid-September as the stems are smothered with bright, red-purple flowers that last until mid-October...stunning! Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml)