General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8a
Plant Height: 8 to 15 feet
Plant Spread: 8 to 15 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Other: Weeping habit
Fruit: Showy
Other: 3 inch yellowish-green pods, maturing to brown
Fruiting Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Xeriscapic
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Provides winter interest
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Weeping Pea Shrub

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Caragana arborescens'Pendula'  blooms staring
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Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2009-05-18
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Date: 2021-09-14
Grafted onto a standard.
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-05-10
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-04-19

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