Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Grass
Origin
Mediterranean
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico, Caribbean
Types
Chamaecrista fasciculata Greene fasciculata, Chamaecrista fasciculata Greene macrosperma
Ornamental Grass
Number of Varieties
220
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Open areas, Upland sand prairies, Upland savannas
marshes, Riverbanks, Sandy areas, Tropical rainforest
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12 - 5
Sunset Zone
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
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm150.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
Light Yellow, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
Light brown, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Green, Olive
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Red, Dark Green, Dark Red, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Compound
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Summer, 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
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site, Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs more water during establishment, Water deeply about once a week
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
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
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Insects
Allergy
Mild Allergen
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Nausia, Urinary tract problems
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Leaves
Other Uses
Dried heads are used in floristry, Food for animals, Food for insects
Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Groundcover, Mixed Border, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Chamaecrista fasciculata
TRIPSACUM dactyloides
Common Name
Sleeping Plant, prairie partridge pea, showy partridge pea, prairie senna, large-flowered sensitive-pea,dwarf cassia, partridge pea senna, locust weed,golden cassia
Eastern Gamagrass
In Hindi
Partridge Pea
पूर्वी Gamagrass
In German
Partridge Pea
Eastern Gamagrass
In French
Partridge Pea
Gamagrass Orient
In Spanish
Partridge Pea
Maicillo del Este
In Greek
πέρδικα μπιζέλι
Ανατολική Gamagrass
In Portuguese
Partridge Pea
Gamagrass Oriental
In Polish
Partridge Pea
Eastern Gamagrass
In Latin
Partridge Pea
Orientalium Gamagrass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Streptophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Fabales
Poales
Family
Fabaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Chamaecrista
Tripsacum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Cassieae
Andropogoneae
Subfamily
-
Panicoideae
Number of Species
211
1
27800
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