Sophora tomentosa var. truncata

Park setting. © Shirley Denton

Natural setting. © Shirley Denton

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Yellow Necklacepod

Form:	Shrub
Size:	6-12 ft
Life Span:	Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:	Yellow
Fruit Color:	Brown
Phenology:	Evergreen
Noted for:	Showy flowers, Interesting foliage

Recommended Uses:

Use as an accent tree or shrub. It has a long blooming period, tolerates poor soils, and is easy to grow.

Propagation:

Seed.

Availability:

Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

always floodedextremely dry

(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods)

Moisture Tolerance:

Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges.

Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:

High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without injury.

Soil or other substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

Neutral to calcareous

Wildlife:

Insects:

Attracts many insect pollinators including bees, butterflies, and moths.
Many butterfly host plant lists name Necklace Pod as a host for Sulphur butterflies, but others suspect that was was seen is likely the larva of the Genista Broom Moth (Uresiphita reversalis).

Native Habitats:

Shell mound, maritime hammock, beach dune, coastal strand, inland borders of marine tidal swamp, marine tidal marsh (salt marsh).

Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures