Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
Plant Height: | 3-5 feet |
Leaves: | Evergreen |
Fruit: | Dehiscent Other: Inflated cylindrical pod containing up to 20 small seeds. |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall Late fall or early winter |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Yellow |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
Uses: | Culinary Herb Vegetable Cooked greens Will Naturalize Suitable as Annual |
Edible Parts: | Leaves |
Eating Methods: | Culinary Herb/Spice Raw Cooked |
Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
Toxicity: | Roots are poisonous Other: Seeds are poisonous |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
greene | On January 9, 2017 | Miscellaneous Event Watching the Chipilin/Crotalaria longirostrata in my neighbor's garden. We had a low temperature of 29 degrees and the unprotected plants were killed to the ground. The growing season in this area usually does not allow enough days for the plants to produce seed. |