I am working on a long term project to convert most of my sunny front yard to nstive plants. Most of my plantings are experiments to see if they're going to make it or not and if they do filling in more of the same plant.
I had a late start this year on partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata) seeds. I ended up cold stratifying them in the refrigerator. I planted the seeds in a small circle to test in a poor soil area near the street. My area ended up with more rain this summer and the plants shot up but no flowering until the end of July.
I thought partridge pea was a low growing plant but I measured it it at the highest point and it was about 4 and 1/2 ft tall!
I know this plant can be agressive and easily self sow. I plan on saving some seeds and planting in another crappy area or two on my property.
Another big advantage with these plants, the rabbits do not seem to bother them, unlike the winecups (RIP) I also planted nearby as a test this year.
by DatabasePrize9709
4 Comments
Looks like your soil isn’t as poor as you thought
Wow this is impressive! I was considering letting mine get quite wild bc it generally grows tall and thin and doesn’t shade other things out. Your photo has me reconsidering lol.
Gorgeous! Thanks for the tips!
In my heavy clay soil some plants double in height in full sun, especially in 2nd or 3rd year. It makes planning layers challenging.
Wow!