Wild Partridge pea is an annual native prairie wildflower (an annual native prairie forb). Chamaecrista fasciculata is an annual native prairie wildflower (an annual native prairie forb). Oak Prairie Farm offers retail annual native prairie wildflowers (retail annual native prairie forbs). Oak Prairie Farm offers wholesale annual native prairie wildflowers (wholesale annual native prairie forbs). This Prairie Guidebook page provides annual native prairie wildflower (annual native prairie forb) wild plant propagation information. This Prairie Guidebook page provides annual native prairie wildflower (annual native prairie forb) wild seed treatment information. This Prairie Guidebook page also provides annual native prairie wildflower (annual native prairie forb) wild seed sales information.

Partridge pea	Also called: Golden cassia, Large flowered sensitive pea

Botanical name:	Chamaecrista fasciculata

Seeds

Amount	1/8 oz	1/4 oz	1/2 oz	1 oz	1 lb
Price				2.00	20.00

Plants

Individual plants	16 plants	32 plants
$2.50	$2.25	$2.00

Description: yellow flowers grow alternately on the stem. These annual, plants are up to 2 feet tall,and are compound with up to as many as 15 pairs of leaflets which fold from the center at night or when touched.

Attracts:	Honeybees.
Bloom time:	From July through September.
Range:	Western part of the tall grass prairie.
Sunshine:	Full sun
Moisture:	Fairly dry.
Soil types:	sandy loam best.

Suggested seed treatment: You should provide 10 days of cold moist stratification. Many prairie wildflower seeds benefit by moist cold stratification, some require it to germinate. Seed that you purchase from Oak Prairie Farm has not received cold moist stratification.

Direct planting tips: Plant seed in desired location in 1/4 inch deep soil, and firm.

Transplants: If you grow transplants from our seed: transplant while dormant in spring or fall, trim long roots, plant with buds just below the soil surface, space 1 to 2 feet apart. Very vigorous.

Companion prairie plants: White prairie clover,Round headed bush clover, Showy goldenrod, Big bluestem, Indian grass.

Comments: Very vigorous. Nice for early color in a seeding.