Partridge Pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Reliably self-sows from year to year — establishes a returning 'annual' colony. Sensitive leaflets fold when touched. Major food source for bobwhite quail and many bumblebees; nitrogen-fixer for poor soils.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- annual
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, butterflies, larval host, pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV