Mountain Goldenbanner
Thermopsis montana
Mountain goldenbanner sends up lupine-like spikes of bright yellow pea flowers in western mountain meadows, a nitrogen-fixing, deer-resistant native that spreads into golden drifts.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, larval host
- Landscape uses
- border, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY