Creeping Bundleflower
DESMANTHUS VIRGATUS or "CREEPING BUNDLEFLOWER", as it is commonly known, is a perennial warm season legume that is native to Central and South America where it is grown on marginal soils in low rainfall areas. This plant will produce high quality forage from Spring until frost, with protein levels having been reported as high as 31% (dry matter basis). It produces abundant seed that helps spread the plant and can be utilized as a feed source by quail, turkey, and dove. Creeping Bundleflower/Desmanthus is superior to Illinois Bundleflower in the South and should be planted in late Spring or early Fall into moist soils at a rate of 4 to 6 pounds per acre at a depth of 1/4 to 1/2 inch.
