Chinese Pea Shrub Caragana sinica

• Attributes:

  Genus:

  Caragana

  Species:

  sinica

  Family:

  Fabaceae

  Life Cycle:

  Perennial

  Woody

  Country Or Region Of Origin:

  China

  Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):

  range of soil types, poor soil, cold, drought, salt spray, and wind

  Dimensions:

  Height: 5 ft. 0 in. - 8 ft. 0 in.

  Width: 4 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.

• Whole Plant Traits:

  Plant Type:

  Perennial

  Shrub

  Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:

  Deciduous

  Habit/Form:

  Erect

  Oval

  Rounded

  Texture:

  Medium

• Cultural Conditions:

  Light:

  Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

  Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

  Soil Texture:

  Clay

  High Organic Matter

  Loam (Silt)

  Sand

  Shallow Rocky

  Available Space To Plant:

  6-feet-12 feet

  NC Region:

  Coastal

  Mountains

  Piedmont

  USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:

  5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b

• Flowers:

  Flower Color:

  Gold/Yellow

  Red/Burgundy

  Flower Bloom Time:

  Summer

  Flower Size:

  1-3 inches

  Flower Description:

  This plant has 1.2 in., reddish-yellow flowers in early summer.

• Leaves:

  Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:

  Deciduous

  Leaf Color:

  Green

  Leaf Feel:

  Glossy

  Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:

  Gold/Yellow

  Leaf Type:

  Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)

  Leaf Arrangement:

  Alternate

  Hairs Present:

  No

  Leaf Length:

  < 1 inch

  Leaf Description:

  This plant has alternate, compound leaves with four 0.2 to 0.7 in. long leaflets. The leaves are glossy, dark green which then turn into a yellow-green fall color.

• Bark:

  Bark Description:

  Crushed bark has an anise fragrance.

• Stem:

  Stem Color:

  Brown/Copper

  Stem Is Aromatic:

  No

• Landscape:

  Landscape Theme:

  Drought Tolerant Garden

  Pollinator Garden

  Attracts:

  Bees

  Pollinators

  Resistance To Challenges:

  Drought

  Poor Soil

  Salt

  Wind