Golden cassia

Partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata) is a cheerful native annual-behaving perennial that fixes nitrogen in the soil and produces bright yellow flowers beloved by bumblebees and sulfur butterflies. It thrives in poor, well-drained soils and full sun, requiring very little supplemental watering once established. Ideal for meadow gardens, prairie restorations, or pollinator strips where it readily self-seeds year to year.