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Crotalaria Species, Arrowhead Rattlebox

Crotalariasagittalis

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Family

Fabaceae (fab-AY-see-ee)

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Genus

Crotalaria (kroh-tuh-LAR-ee-uh)

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Synonym

Crotalaria belizensis

Crotalaria matthewsana

Crotalaria tuerckheimii

Sun Exposure

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Sun to Partial Shade

Foliage

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Height

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Spacing

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Hardiness

USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)

USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)

USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)

USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)

Danger

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Bloom Color

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Bloom Time

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Maudie

Harvest, AL | November 2004 | positive

My husband used Crotalaria to induce
nitrogen to the soil for field crops with success. The blooms were so pretty I
began ...Read More

cherishlife

Pocola, OK (Zone 7a) | November 2004 | neutral

This plant is listed as a noxious weed in Arkansas per the usda website, but endangered by three other states, New Hampshire, New York an...Read Mored Vermont.

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