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Eve's Necklace

Styphnolobium affine

Eve's necklace is a graceful small legume tree with drooping pink wisteria-like flowers in spring and distinctive beaded black seed pods, a refined, drought-tolerant native shade tree.

Family
Fabaceae
Type
tree
Lifespan
perennial
Height
15–25 ft
Spacing
10–20 ft apart
Light
sun
Soil moisture
dry
Soil pH
neutral, alkaline
Bloom
April, May
Bloom colors
pink, white
Wildlife value
pollinators, butterflies, larval host
Landscape uses
specimen, hedge or screen
Native states
AR, OK, TX