Summer Farewell

Dalea pinnata is a flowering plant mostly growing in Florida. Also found in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, it is a member of the pea family (Fabaceae) and is commonly called summer farewell. A lter summer and early fall bloomer, It grows in sandhill, flatwoods and scrub habitats and blooms in late summer, attracting various pollinators. It is a larval host for Zerene cesonia.

A short-lived perennial, Dalea pinnata buds are reddish and flowers pinkish-white or lavender-white. It may reach a height of up to 2 feet (approximately 0.6 meters).