Chamaecrista fasciculata (Partridge Pea)

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Common Name:  Partridge Pea

Attracts:  Bees, Butterflies, Birds, Ants

Use:  Tall Ground Cover for Pollinator Garden (annual that reseeds)

Light:  Full Sun to Part Sun

Hardiness Zone:  3 to 9   USDA Zone Map

Soils:  Dry to Moist

Flower Time:  June to September

Flower Color:  Yellow

Height:  1'-3'

Notes:  Chamaecrista fasciculata (Partridge Pea) is a long-flowering, reseeding annual, spreading wildflower, that is excellent as a tall ground cover for a pollinator garden.

Important larval host for many butterflies:
Phoebis sennae (Cloudless Sulphur)
Colias eurytheme (Orange Sulphur)
Abaeis nicippe (Sleepy Orange butterfly)

Naturalized in NH and ME, native to MA, CT, RI, NY and northern Midwest and to much of the US excepting far west:   Biota of North America Program (BONAP) – North American Plant Atlas (NAPA).