Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Grass
Vegetable
Origin
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico, Caribbean
Mediterranean
Types
Ornamental Grass
Chamaecrista fasciculata Greene fasciculata, Chamaecrista fasciculata Greene macrosperma
Number of Varieties
202
0
40000
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Habitat
marshes, Riverbanks, Sandy areas, Tropical rainforest
Dry areas, Open areas, Upland sand prairies, Upland savannas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 5
12-1
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm20.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Orange Red
White, Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light brown, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Olive
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Dark Green, Dark Red, Bronze
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season
Needs more water during establishment, Water deeply about once a week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Borers, Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
-
Allergy
Skin irritation
Mild Allergen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Cottage Garden
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Nausia, Urinary tract problems
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Dried heads are used in floristry, Food for animals, Food for insects
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover, Mixed Border, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Botanical Name
TRIPSACUM dactyloides
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Common Name
Eastern Gamagrass
Sleeping Plant, prairie partridge pea, showy partridge pea, prairie senna, large-flowered sensitive-pea,dwarf cassia, partridge pea senna, locust weed,golden cassia
In Hindi
पूर्वी Gamagrass
Partridge Pea
In German
Eastern Gamagrass
Partridge Pea
In French
Gamagrass Orient
Partridge Pea
In Spanish
Maicillo del Este
Partridge Pea
In Greek
Ανατολική Gamagrass
πέρδικα μπιζέλι
In Portuguese
Gamagrass Oriental
Partridge Pea
In Polish
Eastern Gamagrass
Partridge Pea
In Latin
Orientalium Gamagrass
Partridge Pea
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Fabales
Family
Poaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Tripsacum
Chamaecrista
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Andropogoneae
Cassieae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
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Number of Species
121
1
27800
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