Alternate leaves are small and narrow, 1.5-3" long, divided into 3 to 7 leaflets 1" long.
Flowers
Each slender stem is topped by a 0.5-2.5" long cylindrical spike of small, bright purple 5-petaled flowers with prominent orange anthers. Flowers bloom progressively up the cylindrical spike.
Fruits
The fruit is a dry, one seeded legume (pod) that remains in the dried calyx.
Bloom Time
Blooms July through September
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