Sophora tomentosa is a native Florida shrub or small tree growing to 10 to 12 feet in height. It has smooth, dense, bright green leaves and arching branches. This shrub sometimes forms thickets and prefers full sun to light shade with evenly moist soil. As the shrub ages, the stems nearest the ground will be leafless with tiny raised whitish corky bark. Necklace Pod produces long racemes of pea shaped bright yellow flowers that attract bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Necklace Pod gets its common name from the 4 to 6 inch long yellowish brown segmented seedpods that resemble beads on a necklace.

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