Chamaecrista fasciculata
Partridge Pea
NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)
Herbaceous annual legume; 1-3ft tall
Yellow flowers grow in clusters along the stem; blooms midsummer to early fall
Attracts large numbers of pollinators including bumblebees, longhorn bees, leafcutting bees, sweatbees, solitary wasps, and ants
Songbirds, gamebirds, and small mammals feed on its seed in late summer and fall
Reseeds readily via both a launching mechanism and wildlife dispersal
Highly beneficial to the soil, this nitrogen fixer grows well in nutrient deficient sites and stablizes erosion
Partridge Pea
NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)
Herbaceous annual legume; 1-3ft tall
Yellow flowers grow in clusters along the stem; blooms midsummer to early fall
Attracts large numbers of pollinators including bumblebees, longhorn bees, leafcutting bees, sweatbees, solitary wasps, and ants
Songbirds, gamebirds, and small mammals feed on its seed in late summer and fall
Reseeds readily via both a launching mechanism and wildlife dispersal
Highly beneficial to the soil, this nitrogen fixer grows well in nutrient deficient sites and stablizes erosion
Partridge Pea
NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)
Herbaceous annual legume; 1-3ft tall
Yellow flowers grow in clusters along the stem; blooms midsummer to early fall
Attracts large numbers of pollinators including bumblebees, longhorn bees, leafcutting bees, sweatbees, solitary wasps, and ants
Songbirds, gamebirds, and small mammals feed on its seed in late summer and fall
Reseeds readily via both a launching mechanism and wildlife dispersal
Highly beneficial to the soil, this nitrogen fixer grows well in nutrient deficient sites and stablizes erosion
Details
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Yellow
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Midsummer to early Fall
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1-3ft
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Dry, Medium
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Full, Partial
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FACU - usually occurs in non-wetlands, but may occur in wetlands
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10 days of cold stratification; scarification required