Littleleaf Pea Shrub

Caragana microphylla Fabaceae

Growth habit

Shrub

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Siberia, N. China

Location

Zucker Shrub Collection

Source of plant

Arborvillage Farm Nursery

Description

Widely spreading small shrub reaching 1.5 - 2 m in height, rarely 3 m. Twigs silky-pubescent when young; leaflets 12-18, oval to obovate, 5-8 mm, emarginate, gray-green, silky at first; flowers yellow, short-stalked, held in clusters of 1-2 in May and June.

USDA Hardiness Zone

2