Chamaecrista Fasciculata " Partridge Pea"

Chamaecrista Fasciculata " Partridge Pea" host plant

Butterfly host plant for Cloudless Silver ( Phoebis Sennae), Little Yellow (Pyrisitia Lisa), Sleepy Orange ( Euroma Niccipe)

Pot Size: 1 Gallon

Height: 6" to 18" 

Facts about Chamaecrista Fasciculata host plant:

Partridge pea is one important host plant for several sulphur butterflies. Description: Chamaecrista Fascicculata "Partridge pea" is an annual that reaches about 24" tall, with compound leaves bearing numerous narrow, linear-oblong, 1/2"-3/4" leaflets. There are nectar glands at the base of the petioles. Solitary, flaccid yellow flowers are produced from the leaf axils, with 5 unequal 1/2" petals, sometimes red at the base.

* Bloom Season: May-November

* Habitat/Range: Sandhills, flatwoods, and dunes of the eastern United States.

* Family: Fabaceae

* Zones: 3 to 9

* Height: 1 to 3 feet

* Sun: Full sun 

* Water: Dry to Medium