Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

3-6', 6-12'

 

Flower Color

Yellow

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

Green

 

Fruit Color

Brown, Green, Yellow

 

Fruit Season

Summer, Fall

Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

Low

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained, Moist, Dry

 

Soil pH

Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

English Cottage, Formal, Ranch

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers, Standard

 

Seasonal Interest

Winter, Spring

 

Location Uses

Entry, Perennial Border, Shrub Border, Foundation, Patio, Raised Planter, Walls / Fences

 

Special Uses

Cascade, Hedge, Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

Siberian Peashrubs are tough, old-fashioned deciduous shrubs well suited to a low-water garden. Leaves are light green and pinnately compounded, with a yellow fall color. Flowers are yellow, appearing in early to mid May, pea-like, and borne singularly or in clusters. Flowers are followed by seed pods, at first yellow-green but changing to brown. The weeping form is generally grafted onto a standard, so height varies, but usuallly under 8 feet tall and maybe wider.

Very cold hardy. Well adapted to drought and poor or alkaline soils, though not tolerant of wet soils. Prefers full sun. Blooms on previous years wood, so prune after flowering, if necessary.