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SOPHORA
Commonly known as
Genus of about 50 species of herbaceous perennials and deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs, widely distributed in tropical and temperate regions, found mostly in dry valleys and woodland and on rocky slopes of hills and mountains.
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Deciduous
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Evergreen
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Full sun
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Additional Features
Good to knowGrown for their elegant pinnate leaves and pea-like flowers. Require long, hot summers to flower well
Pests & DiseasesTrouble free
Place of originWidely distributed in tropical and temperate regions. -
Soil ConditionsWell drained, dry, poor to moderately fertile soil
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Toxic - Category C
Harmful if eaten(People & Pets)
Buy Varieties of SOPHORA
SOPHORA davidii
grey, downy and eventually spiny branches. Small bluish-white pea flowers
Gift-wrapping available
SOPHORA 'Little Baby'
grows a tangle of interlacing branches which are golden in colour. Small bright yellow flowers. Grows to only 3-4 feet and is frost hardy to -10 ° C
Gift-wrapping available
SOPHORA macrocarpa
a species which flowers at an early age with very large yellow flowers in short racemes in May
Gift-wrapping available
SOPHORA microphylla 'Dragon's Gold'
lacy dark green foliage and tubular golden yellow flowers.
SOPHORA microphylla 'Sun King'
extremely hardy plant with bright yellow clusters of claw-like flowers in profusion over a long period in late winter and spring
Gift-wrapping available
SOPHORA tetraptera
tubular yellow pea-shaped flowers in long drooping clusters. Needs a sunny south facing wall
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