Caragana microphylla | Littleleaf Peashrub | Shrub
Caragana microphylla belongs to the plant family LEGUMINOS and Genus Caragana This Shrub prefers Dry soil , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun to partial shade
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Caragana microphylla does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Caragana microphylla so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Caragana microphylla littleleaf peashrub is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Caragana microphylla | Littleleaf Peashrub is a deciduous plant which means it loses its leaves in Autumn or Fall. Deciduous trees should not be planted close to water features or fish ponds.
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Caragana microphylla can survive the coldest of winter climates with annual temperatures as low as -50 Fahrenheit. Littleleaf peashrub likes full sun to partial shade. It usually does best in dry soils.
Caragana microphylla will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 5 and20 years.
Caragana microphylla is a woody perennial. Littleleaf peashrub is deciduous in nature.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 5' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
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"Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the American Landscape", Connie Lockhart Ellefson, Thomas L. Stephens, and Douglas Welsh, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992.