Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
Plant Height: | 3 to 16 feet |
Plant Spread: | 3 to 16 feet |
Leaves: | Semi-evergreen |
Fruit: | Dehiscent Other: 3 to 5 inch long legumes |
Fruiting Time: | Summer |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | White |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
Uses: | Flowering Tree |
Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth |