Botanical Name: Caragana pygmaea
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Common Name: Pygmy Peashrub  
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Water Saving Tip:

Change spray sprinklers to low-flow bubbler or drip systems. Shrubs and trees are ideal candidates for this type of irrigation because the water is applied directly to the root zones.

  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

3-6'

 

Flower Color

Yellow

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Grey Green

 

Bark Color

Brown

 

Fruit Color

Brown

 

Fruit Season

Summer, Fall

Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

Very Low, Low

 

Growth Rate

Slow

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

Attracts Bees

Design Styles

English Cottage, Formal, Mediterranean, Ranch, Spanish

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Spring

 

Location Uses

Perennial Border, Shrub Border, Foundation

 

Special Uses

Hedge

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

Pygmy Peashrub is a deciduous, slow-growing, fine-textured shrub with a slighly pendulous habit, dark gray foliage, and spiny branches, eventually reaching 3 to 4 feet tall and wide. It has yellow, pea-shaped flowers in the spring, followed by brown pods. Fall color is yellow to yellow-green.
Extremely cold hardy; tolerates poor soils, drought, alkalinity, salt, wind. Good for hedges and screens. Blooms on previous year's wood, so prune right after flowering, if necessary.