Question: I encountered this shrub in an area of Rutland, MA where I had previously seen eastern wahoo. The shrub was …
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Question
I encountered this shrub in an area of Rutland, MA where I had previously seen eastern wahoo. The shrub was about 6 feet tall. The area is wooded and near a pond. The property was once a state hospital with homes for employees. All buildings have been removed and everything is wild now but there had been plantings one would associate with with those homes. Yesterday I saw I saw the wahoo, japanese honeysuckle, a crabapple tree with 1.5 inch apples near this shrub.
Answer
Dear mharr08, your plant is likely Lespedeza bicolor (two-colored bush-clover). This species is an uncommon introduction in southern and western New England. Best wishes.
