Chamaecrista fasciculata
Common name: Partridge Pea
Almost bush-like in growth habit, this plant has a beautiful display of bright yellow flowers with red stamens that starts in mid summer and lasts all the way until fall! Busy bees can be found buzzing around these flowers throughout the bloom period. Small, pinnately compound leaves add great texture to the landscape. The leaves fold together when touched, lending to its alternative common name, "sensitive plant." This plant is an annual, but it will reseed readily and in abundance.
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Plant Details
Plant type
Forbs
Soil type
Dry, Dry Mesic, Mesic (Not too Wet Not too Dry)
Light exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun / Part Shade
Bloom period
Summer
Urban environment
Harsh Exposure Tolerant
Habitat
Prairie Grasslands
Growth form
Colonizing / Spreading
Growth rate
Fast
Flower color
Yellow
Fall color
Yellow
Size
- Mature height
- 2 Feet
- Mature width
- 2 Feet
- Max height
- 4 Feet
- Max width
- 5 Feet
Additional information
Pollinator hot spot Nitrogen fixer