{"product_id":"partridge-pea-ca6150","title":"50 Partridge Pea Seeds, US Native Wildflower, Chamaecrista Fasciculata, Cassia Fasciculata CA6150","description":"I love the yellow blooms on these, they remind me of cassia and I was excited to find out that they’re also referred to as cassia Fasciculata in addition to their official botanical name of Chamaecrista Fasciculata.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It is an annual that is said by many sources to grow in zones 3-9, but according to several Florida sources, including the Florida native wildflower foundation, it’s native range extends all the way down to the southernmost tip of Florida and is reported to grow in zones 3-10B. that’s quite the range for this tough little member of the legume family! I can vouch that it grows naturally here in zone 10A.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Being in the legume family, it is a nitrogen fixer which means it extracts nitrogen from the air and returns it to the soil, making the soil richer than before it was planted!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It blooms from all spring and summer long and produces seed pods in the fall where it readily reseeds the following spring. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e it is a bee and butterfly magnet, serving as a larval host Larval host for the cloudless sulfur, gray hairstreak, orange sulphur, sleepy orange, little yellow and ceraunus blue butterflies. if you’re a butterfly enthusiast or just looking to help with conservation, this is a plant you want. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It also attracts the following bees:\u003cbr\u003e long-tongued bees, honey bees, leaf cutter bees, bumble bees and long horned bees. Preserving our native bee population is crucially important, honey bees, while not native are welcome, but native bees are what gather nectar from our native plants and are responsible for a massive portion of pollination.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It also attracts many species of birds that eat the seeds\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The leaves respond to touch and close at night, so it is also sometimes referred to as sensitive plant, not to be confused with the mimosa genus. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It’s native range includes the following states:\u003cbr\u003e New Mexico\u003cbr\u003e Texas\u003cbr\u003e Oklahoma\u003cbr\u003e Kansas\u003cbr\u003e Nebraska\u003cbr\u003e South Dakota\u003cbr\u003e Minnesota \u003cbr\u003e Michigan \u003cbr\u003e Ontario Canada\u003cbr\u003e Missouri \u003cbr\u003e Arkansas\u003cbr\u003e Louisiana\u003cbr\u003e Illinois\u003cbr\u003e Iowa\u003cbr\u003e Indiana\u003cbr\u003e Kentucky \u003cbr\u003e Tennessee \u003cbr\u003e Mississippi \u003cbr\u003e Alabama \u003cbr\u003e Georgia\u003cbr\u003e Florida\u003cbr\u003e North and South Carolina\u003cbr\u003e Virginia\u003cbr\u003e West Virginia \u003cbr\u003e Ohio\u003cbr\u003e Pennsylvania \u003cbr\u003e New York\u003cbr\u003e New Jersey\u003cbr\u003e Connecticut \u003cbr\u003e Massachusetts \u003cbr\u003e Rhode Island\u003cbr\u003e Delaware\u003cbr\u003e Maryland\u003cbr\u003e Maine\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Annual \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Grows 2 feet tall\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The seeds can be sown in fall for a spring emergence although they only require a short, 10 day period or cold if seeds are scarified first. if planting in fall, do not scarify the seeds. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e For artificial cold stratification, rub the seeds between two sheets of medium grit sandpaper, then fold the seeds into a moist paper towel and then place in a sealed ziploc and put them in your refrigerator for 10 days. then sow as normal.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This is for 50 seeds","brand":"SeedCult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53058290286955,"sku":"CA6150","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0973\/5815\/2043\/files\/0_15f75143-e586-4ae7-9c1a-3567dd521134.jpg?v=1775071632","url":"https:\/\/seedcult.com\/products\/partridge-pea-ca6150","provider":"SeedCult","version":"1.0","type":"link"}