Partridge Pea

Description

Partridge pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata

Annual native plant

Height:  2 to 3 feet

Width:  2  to 3 feet

Flower color:  yellow 

Bloom time:  summer, fall

Light needed:  sun

Soil needed:  It prefers full sun in moist, well-drained soil and is resistant to erosion, drought and dry soil. Plant in a meadow or naturalized area, along a slope to help with erosion or in an area where you would like to improve the soil due to its nitrogen fixing ability. 

Notes: It can be weedy and self-seeds easily, but it is an important wildlife plant.  Attracts butterflies, bees and songbirds, quail and turkey

For more details, visit: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/chamaecrista-fasciculata/

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