Astragalus trichopodus - Santa Barbara Milk Vetch (Plant)

Grows from Santa Barbara to Orange County and into Chino Hills. A light and lacy form with silver gray foliage and popping cream colored flowers from Spring into Summer. Host for the Silvery Blue Butterfly and Western Tailed Blue Butterfly. Plant Characteristics Family Name Fabaceae Species Name Astragalus trichopodus Common Name Santa Barbara Milk Vetch Plant Type Perennial Sun Exposure Coast-Sun, Inland-Sun, Water Requirement Low Soil Type Sand, fast draining Flower Color White, Cream Flowering Months February, March, April, May, June Evergreen/Deciduous Summer deciduous/dormant Height by Width 2ft. x 2ft. Growth Rate Slow Endangered Not ranked Growth Habit Upright, Cold Hardy to 15 degrees F Distribution s South Coast Ranges, South Coast, Channel Islands, Western Transverse Ranges, w Peninsular Ranges, w edge Mojave Desert; Baja CA Natural Habitat Coastal Sage Scruch, open, grassy areas, bluffs, rocky sites. Below 4,000' Specialty Featu