Siberian Peashrub - Caragana arborescens

Siberian Peashrub

Caragana arborescens

This selection is one of the most cold-hardy fragrant-flowering shrubs in cultivation, its small bright yellow fragrant pea flowers appear in early summer on a shrub that remains productive and ornamental in Zone 2 conditions that would kill most flowering shrubs.

  • Small bright yellow fragrant pea-like flowers appear in early summer
  • Edible pea-like pods with many seeds ripen in late summer, a unique feature among ornamental shrubs
  • Compound leaves with many small leaflets provide a fine-textured canopy
  • Vase-shaped multi-stemmed habit; adaptable to dry, rocky, poor soils where few other shrubs will establish
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun
Soil Moisture
Average, Dry
Drought Tolerant
Hardiness Zone
2 – 7
Mature Height (meters)
5.0 – 6.0
Mature Spread (meters)
4.0 – 5.0
Growth Rate
Medium
Flower Colour
Yellow
Foliage Colour
Green
Bloom Time
Summer
Habit
Upright
Pollinator Friendly
Fragrant
Growing & Maintenance Tips
Caragana will grow in dry, rocky, poor soils in full sun and a range of soil pH. They can be used for hedging or as a food crop. Roots and stems are very stringy and fibrous. Though they tolerate salt, they need cold winters, so coastal areas with moderated temperatures are not suitable. Very small thorns surprise the handler.
Notes
Also referred to as Siberian Pea Tree, Pea Tree.

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