Siberian pea shrub
Caragana arborescens
Siberian pea shrub (Caragana arborescens) is a shrub suited to the Colorado Front Range. It matures to about 10–18 ft tall and 8–15 ft wide, needs low water, and prefers full sun. Tough nitrogen-fixing windbreak shrub. Yellow pea-flowers in spring.
low water10–18 ft tall and 8–15 ft wideXeric / water-wiseDeer-resistant
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At a glance
- Botanical name
- Caragana arborescens
- Variety / cultivar
- 'Walker', 'Sutherland'
- Type
- Shrub
- Mature size
- 10–18 ft tall and 8–15 ft wide
- Water needs
- low water
- Sun
- full sun
- Colorado native
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Soil
- clay, loam, sandy
- Soil pH
- 6.0–8.5
- Hail tolerance
- high
- Wind tolerance
- high
- Salt tolerance
- high
- Bloom color
- yellow
- Bloom time
- late spring
- Pollinator value
- moderate
Planting & establishment
Bombproof — almost no irrigation needed.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Siberian pea shrub good for the Colorado Front Range?
- Yes. Siberian pea shrub is included in the Front Range Plant Finder as a shrub suited to Colorado's Front Range.
- How big does Siberian pea shrub get?
- It matures to about 10–18 ft tall and 8–15 ft wide.
- How much water does Siberian pea shrub need?
- It needs low water once established.
- Is Siberian pea shrub native to Colorado?
- No — it is not a Colorado native, but it grows well on the Front Range.
