Chamaecrista fasciculata - Partridge Pea

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Great Pollinator Plant!

A small, easy-to-identify plant, usually less than 24 inches tall, often just a foot or less. Partridge Pea has distinctive sensitive plant-like leaves, with small but prominent yellow flowers.

Partridge Pea is one of the very few annual plants found on tallgrass prairies in Ohio. It grows and re-seeds well, particularly on looser soils and where big bluestem or other tall, dense vegetation has not taken over a site.

One of the best pollinator plants, it's great for honey bees.

What is Stratification?

Flower Color: Yellow

Height: 1 to 3 Feet

Light Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Soil Hydrology: Dry to Wet Soils

Bloom Time: July to September

Plant Type: Annual

Attracts: Birds, Bees, Butterflies

Host Plant: Cloudless Giant Sulpher, Orange Sulphur, Sleepy Orange Butterflies