trefle.io · Taken Jun 20, 2019 by Fejul Xeto (cc-by-sa)
Fabaceae
Arabian pea
Bituminaria bituminosa
Also known as Rhynchodium foetidum, Psoralea bituminosa var. angustifolia, Aspalthium herbaceum, Psoralea bituminosa var. communis
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Mediterranean · Drought-Tolerant · Legume · Pollinator-Friendly · Pea Family · Xeriscaping · Coastal · Sun-Loving · Perennial Shrub
Arabian pea is a drought-tolerant Mediterranean perennial that thrives in well-drained, sandy or rocky soils with full sun exposure. Once established, it requires very little supplemental watering and is well adapted to hot, dry summers typical of Mediterranean-climate gardens. Its purple pea-like flowers attract pollinators and it has a notable bituminous scent when the foliage is crushed.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 7 hours
- Watering
- Deep, infrequent watering; allow soil to dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days once established
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Eritrea, France, Greece, India, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, North Caucasus
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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