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Partridge Pea |
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Showy Partridge-pea |
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Beeflower |
| Chamaecrista fasciculata | Accepted |
| Cassia fasciculata var. ferrisiae | Synonym |
| Cassia fasciculata var. depressa | Synonym |
| Cassia fasciculata var. brachiata | Synonym |
| Cassia fasciculata | Synonym |
| Cassia chamaecrista | Synonym |
| Cassia brachiata | Synonym |
| Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata | Synonym |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
| Plant Height: | 12 to 36 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 12 to 18 inches |
| Leaves: | Other: Blue-green palm-like leaves; leaf stems have nectar glands that attract bees, wasps, flies, and ants |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds Pops open explosively when ripe Other: Pod: when ripe, dries up, turns dark brown, and seeds rattle inside; eventually it splits and catapults them out |
| Fruiting Time: | Fall |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Yellow |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Erosion control Will Naturalize Good as a cover crop |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies Other Beneficial Insects: Wasps that eat garden pests, ants |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: 10 days Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Other info: self seeds |
| Pollinators: | Bumblebees Bees Various insects |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
Honey Bees in the Garden: JuneJune brings the end of school, Father's Day and summer. Summer brings hot weather and plants may need extra water. Honey bees will also need extra water to keep the hive cool.
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| Posted by Horntoad (Nederland, Texas - Zone 9a) on Sep 10, 2011 9:46 AM Partridge Pea is a larval host for the following butterfies: [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by Cyclaminist (Minneapolis, Minnesota - Zone 5a) on May 3, 2015 7:57 PM A lovely native annual. I bought one plant several years ago, and new ones have come up from seed every year since. The leaves are palm-like, the flowers are yellow, and the pods are long and flat. After the seeds ripen, the pods dry up and twist, catapulting the seeds away from the parent plant. The seeds are dark brown and diamond-shaped. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on May 3, 2012 2:24 PM Honey bees get nectar from this plant. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by imabirdnut (North Texas - Zone 7b) on Aug 30, 2012 6:43 AM Butterfly host plant for [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Oct 17, 2014 2:22 PM A common annual wildflower in Illinois, found in prairies, savannas, fields, roadsides, and disturbed ground. Grows to 2' tall. Alternate leaves divided into approximately 20 pairs of leaflets, which are narrow, maybe an inch long. Flowers are yellow, appx. 1.5 in. across, with 5 petals (3 of which are slightly smaller than the other two). Stamens (10) are quite pronounced, colored yellow to dark red. Blooms June to October. [ Reply to this comment | |
| MrsBinWY | On April 25, 2019 | Potted up 8 |
| MrsBinWY | On March 27, 2019 | Seeds germinated 1 |
| MrsBinWY | On March 9, 2019 | Seeds sown chip, soak overnight, C(10), 10 seeds (all) gift from Prairie Moon; back to room temp on 3-20-19 |
| MrsBinWY | On April 15, 2017 | Potted up 4 |
| MrsBinWY | On March 8, 2017 | Seeds germinated |
| MrsBinWY | On February 5, 2017 | Seeds sown chipped seeds; 10 days in fridge per Prairie Moon (coffee filter); 12 seeds from EricaBraun |
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