Fabaceae
Hosackia crassifolia var. crassifolia
Hosackia crassifolia var. crassifolia var. crassifolia
Also known as Hosackia platycarpa, Drepanolobus crassifolius, Hosackia stolonifera var. pubescens, Hosackia stolonifera
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Hosackia · Native · Legume · Nitrogen Fixing · California Native · Perennial · Wildflower · Restoration · Fabaceae · Pacific Northwest
Thick-leaved hosackia is a native western North American perennial legume best suited to naturalized gardens, meadows, or restoration plantings along the Pacific coast. It fixes nitrogen in the soil and requires minimal fertilization; plant in well-draining soil with moderate moisture. This plant is rarely found in commercial nurseries and is best sourced from native plant specialists.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; allow the top inch of soil to dry between waterings once established · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -10°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- California, Oregon, Washington
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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