Caragana
Pea tree
- Height × spread
- 2.5m – 8m × 2m – 4m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
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About this plant
This is a range of shrubs and small trees. They are all spiny and many of them are characterful plants that make intriguing and unusual small trees that often have rounded heads of foliage. Caragana arborescens in particular, has a number of forms, including a weeping variety. These shrubs all have pea flowers that appear in early summer and are a great attraction. They are in shades of white and yellow, some of which have red flushing. These useful plants enjoy dry conditions and many are extremely cold-hardy.
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Fan, Round, Weeping
- Height
- 2.5m – 8m
- Spread
- 2m – 4m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Small scale garden, Seaside garden, Mediterranean garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, tolerates part shade
- Soil type
- Gravelly soil, Loam (normal), Poor soil, Sandy soil
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Drought resistant
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, most are hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Wall cover, Hedge, Structural, Architectural, Bee attraction
- Hazards
- Yes, some stems are prickly/thorny
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed young plants with slow release fertiliser
Spread a slow release fertiliser around the base of the plant to the edge of the foliage spread, so that it can feed the roots. It is helpful for this to be applied for several years.
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost until the plant becomes well established.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during dry periods
For plants in the ground, when there has been little or no rain for a period of 7-10 days and the soil is dry, give it a deep watering and repeat weekly until there is a downpour of rain. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.