Bladderpod Spiderflower
Peritoma arborea
Bladderpod is a rounded, gray-green California desert shrub that blooms bright yellow flowers nearly year-round, followed by inflated pods, a major bee and pollinator plant and a tough, drought-proof evergreen.
- Family
- Cleomaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 5–5 ft
- Spacing
- 3–5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- January, February, March, April, May, June, December
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, foundation
- Native states
- CA, AZ, NV