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Please note :  Seeds do not have tracking . They are shipped in non-machinable letters with stamps so they do not get crushed  . Shipping in the US can take from 1 to 2 weeks and overseas shipping to some countries can take up to 1 to 2 months so please be patient .


You are bidding on about 20 FATHER DAVID’S SOPHORA SEEDS - Sophora davidii.

 

A curious, diminutive shrub with spiny branches forming a rounded form of small, crimped and crinkled leaves held tightly on stiff upright branches.  One of the most charming of Chinese shrubs .


Pinnate compound leaves (to 4" long), each with 11 to 19 small elliptic blue-green leaflets (to 3/8" long), are attractive throughout the growing season. Small, fragrant, pea-like, pale blue/white flowers in 6" terminal racemes (6-12 flowers each) bloom in late spring. Flowers give way to seed pods (1 to 4 seeds each) that mature to brown .
 
This shrub was discovered growing in western China during the period of 1862-1874 by Jean Pierre Armand David (1826-1900), Jesuit missionary.
 
Height Mature: 6-8 feet
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Plant Hardiness: Zone 5


Edible parts of Sophora davidii: Flowers.

Medicinal use of Sophora davidii: None known

Known hazards of Sophora davidii: 

The plant contains cytosine, which resembles nicotine and is similarly toxic.


See my store for 600+ seeds , live plants ( during the warmer months ) and over 300 books on plants and gardening  ( when listed ). I add new items every day and combine shipping whenever possible .