common deerweed
Acmispon glaber
USDA zones7 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterNeeds dry soil
Size1 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Habit
- Subshrub
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Common deerweed (Acmispon glaber) is a subshrub for low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full sun and dry, sandy or loamy soil. Yellow pea flowers appear in spring and again in summer, and butterflies visit them. It quickly covers open slopes, which helps reduce erosion. Like other members of the Pea Family, it can enrich the soil with nitrogen.
Pairs well with Black sage, Eastern mojave buckwheat, and California aster.
Native range
CA.