Cold Hardy

Our Partridge pea seeds for planting is a cold-hardy plant, growing in various conditions. Our versatile annual pasture seed can withstand chilly temperatures, making it suitable for early spring planting. It flourishes even in cooler climates, providing vibrant blooms throughout the growing season.

Self Sowing

Our Partridge pea seed is a self-sowing plant, meaning it naturally reseeds itself each year. Once established, it spreads effortlessly in dry, open areas, ensuring your meadow or naturalized garden remains full of vibrant blooms without the need for replanting. Great for low-maintenance landscapes.

Drought-Tolerant

Our Partridge peas is highly drought-tolerant, making it a suitable addition to xeriscapes and water-wise gardens. Once established, it grows with minimal water, flourishing in sandy, loamy, or even gravelly soil. Our resilient plant withstands dry conditions, offering both beauty and durability.

Pollinator Friendly

Our Partridge Pea is a pollinator-friendly plant, attracting bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects. Its vibrant yellow flower bulbs provide a rich nectar source, supporting habitats. Suitable for pollinator gardens, it helps boost wildlife and fosters a growing, healthy environment.

Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista Fasciculata) - A versatile annual that is perfect for a xeriscape, naturalized setting or meadow! Grow Partridge Pea seeds for a variety of settings which include, wildlife habitat improvement, erosion control, and to beautify a natural setting with an attractive wild flower. Partridge Pea has large, showy, yellow flowers. Each flower is marked with red and is followed by a narrow pod. The flowers are a good source of nectar for bees and butterflies, and the pods produce flower seed which is a major food source for game birds and songbirds. Some of the wildlife that benefit from Partridge Pea seeds are prairie-chicken, ring-necked pheasant, mallard, grassland birds, deer, turkey, dove, pheasant, rabbit, and quail. The drought tolerant plants often grow in dense stands, producing foliage that furnishes cover for upland game birds, small mammals, small non-game birds, and waterfowl.

Partridge Pea is considered an important honey plant as well. It is quite attractive in regards to both its foliage and flowering habit. Its uses include erosion control along road banks and stream banks. It prefers full sun and average to dry conditions. The soil can contain sand, loam, gravel, or clay, and because it is a legume, it will add nitrogen to the soil. Partridge Pea is easy to grow from flower seeds, but can spread readily in dry, open situations as it self-sows. It also grows wild throughout the Midwest, eastern, and southern United States in zones 3 to 9 and is resistant to drought requiring low water usage.

Growing the seeds is not difficult. Partridge Pea seeds can be planted from late winter (February) to late spring (May). A cold treatment by refrigerating the Cassia seed for 30 days is helpful in aiding germination. After the cold treatment, broadcast the seeds in weed-free prepared soil. Rake the seed in and cover 1/4 inch. Keep the seeds moist. Established stands of Partridge Pea plants will disappear without some general maintenance. In spring, remove weeds, small brush, and old sod to expose the soil so that the flower seeds that have been self-sown can come in good contact with it.