| Description | Edo Shibori Bush Clover (Lespedeza) is a woody plant that dies back to the ground in zones 5-6(7). Treated as a woody shrub in warmer regions and a herbaceous perennial in the colder regions. Has bicolor rose and white flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (les-pe-DE-za)(thun-BER-je-i) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
| Sunlight | full, light shade |
| Moisture | average to dry |
| Soil & Site | average to dry |
| Temperature | foliage will die back in he colder climates and the plant is often treated as a herbaceous perennial ( in zone 7b it dies almost completely to the ground (Dirr)) |
| Flowers | bi colored pea-like flowers pink and white, borne on long racemes originating from the leaf axis, flowers on current season wood, flowering stems are so heavy from the flowers that the arch |
| Leaves | blue-green, trifoliate |
| Dimensions | 3-5 feet high and spread, upright arching form |
| Maintenance | cut the stems close to the ground in the spring and it will quickly regrow |
| Propagation | division |
| Misc Facts | AKA: Lespedeza thunbergii 'Ebo Shiborir' |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr) |
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