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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Pediomelum piedmontanum 'Columbia'
Dixie Mountain Breadroot
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available PediomelumItem #: 2289
Zones: 7b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Pediomelum piedmontanum, aka Dixie Mountain breadroot, is a rare North American native baptisia relative, that needs a better PR agent. Found only in three counties near the South Carolina/Georgia line, it occurs in sandy open alkaline sites that are high in Magnesium. In our garden, each 3' tall x 3' wide clump is adorned in June with hundreds of terminal clusters of tiny lavender flowers, creating a lovely effect, as well as being a feast for native bees and butterflies. Thanks to rare plant specialist Doug Walker for sharing cuttings from the Georgia site, so we could make it a 2021 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction. In the face of a constantly changing climate, help us conserve rare plants by spreading them far and wide.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Pediomelum
Flower Color: Purple/Lavender
Leaf Color: Green
Other: Edimentals , Drought Tolerant Plants , Georgia native plants , Plant Delights Introductions , Plant Delights Creations and Discoveries , United States Native Plants , Plants Retiring This Year