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© Crystal Strouse

white locoweed
Oxytropis sericea var. sericea


  Fort Collins

Dimensions
Height: 4.0 in. to 1.0 ft.
Spread: 6.0 in.; to 1.0 ft.
Growth Form
Herbaceous
Program Association
Nature in the City, 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
Natural Landscape Position
  Fort Collins Model
1, 2
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.


This is an important larval and adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.