Sidebeak Pencilflower
Stylosanthes biflora
Sidebeak pencilflower is a low, wiry native legume of dry eastern pinelands and prairies, dotted with small orange-yellow pea flowers through summer, a nitrogen-fixing, drought-tolerant ground plant.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, mammals
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- AL, AR, AZ, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV