chaparral pea
Pickeringia montana
USDA zones8 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds dry soil
Size1 to 6 feet tall6 to 8 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Purple
- Soil types
- Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Chaparral pea (Pickeringia Montana) is a shrub for low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 8, or down to 10°F (-12°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry, sandy soil. Purple pea flowers appear near the ends of the branches in spring and again in summer. It sits low on the menu for deer. New stems grow from spreading roots, so give it room.
Pairs well with Woolly bluecurls, Hollyleaf cherry, Soap plant, and Miniature lupine.
Native range
CA.