Bristly Locust
Robinia hispida
Bristly locust is a suckering shrub draped with showy rose-pink pea flowers in late spring, its stems clad in red bristles. A nitrogen-fixing bank-stabilizer for dry, poor soils; spreads enthusiastically.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–10 ft
- Spacing
- 5–15 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- red, pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, larval host, songbirds
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~72 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen
- Native states
- AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI