Deerweed
Lotus scoparius
Deerweed is a fast, broom-like California subshrub covered in small yellow pea flowers that age orange-red, a key nitrogen-fixing fire-follower, larval host, and bee plant for hot, dry, sunny slopes.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 2–4 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, larval host
- Landscape uses
- foundation, erosion control
- Native states
- CA