{"product_id":"50-partridge-pea-seeds-us-native-wildflower-chamaecrista-fasciculata-cassia-fasciculata-ca6150","title":"50 Partridge Pea Seeds, US Native Wildflower, Chamaecrista Fasciculata, Cassia Fasciculata CA6150","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"content-toggle-product-details-read-more\" class=\"wt-content-toggle__body wt-content-toggle__body--truncated wt-content-toggle__body--truncated-02\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n        \u003cp data-product-details-description-text-content=\"\" class=\"wt-text-body-01 wt-break-word\"\u003e\n            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\u003eIt 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\u003eBeing 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\u003eIt blooms from all spring and summer long and  produces seed pods in the  fall where it readily reseeds the following spring. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eit 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\u003eIt also attracts the following bees:\u003cbr\u003elong-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\u003eIt also attracts many species of birds that eat the seeds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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\u003eIt’s native range includes the following states:\u003cbr\u003eNew Mexico\u003cbr\u003eTexas\u003cbr\u003eOklahoma\u003cbr\u003eKansas\u003cbr\u003eNebraska\u003cbr\u003eSouth Dakota\u003cbr\u003eMinnesota \u003cbr\u003eMichigan \u003cbr\u003eOntario Canada\u003cbr\u003eMissouri \u003cbr\u003eArkansas\u003cbr\u003eLouisiana\u003cbr\u003eIllinois\u003cbr\u003eIowa\u003cbr\u003eIndiana\u003cbr\u003eKentucky \u003cbr\u003eTennessee \u003cbr\u003eMississippi \u003cbr\u003eAlabama \u003cbr\u003eGeorgia\u003cbr\u003eFlorida\u003cbr\u003eNorth and South Carolina\u003cbr\u003eVirginia\u003cbr\u003eWest Virginia \u003cbr\u003eOhio\u003cbr\u003ePennsylvania \u003cbr\u003eNew York\u003cbr\u003eNew Jersey\u003cbr\u003eConnecticut \u003cbr\u003eMassachusetts \u003cbr\u003eRhode Island\u003cbr\u003eDelaware\u003cbr\u003eMaryland\u003cbr\u003eMaine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnnual \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrows 2 feet tall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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\u003eFor 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\u003eThis is for 50 seeds\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\n        \n    \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sjctradeservices","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50421033238721,"sku":"JQFU8LA","price":0.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0859\/2592\/0961\/files\/Output_66.jpg?v=1784538441","url":"https:\/\/sjctradeservicesllc.com\/products\/50-partridge-pea-seeds-us-native-wildflower-chamaecrista-fasciculata-cassia-fasciculata-ca6150","provider":"Sjctradeservices","version":"1.0","type":"link"}