Dalea purpurea Delosperma fragrant foliage

fragrant foliage

I have longed for a compact

but who could trust Wilbert's nose after smelling so many amorphophallus

crinkly foliage

From late summer until frost

Dalea purpurea Delosperma fragrant foliage(aka: Petalostemon purpureum) Dalea, not to be confused with a poorly enunciated Dahlia, is a little known North American (most of the Central US) prairie native baptisia relative. The wiry 2' tall stalks, held at a 45 degree angle, are clothed with lacy fern like green foliage and topped from late spring through early summer with fascinating butterfly attracting purple flowers that resemble 2" long green pickles, each wearing a purple tutu. Dalea