ShrubsNecklace Pod
Sophora tomentosa
Necklace Pod (Sophora tomentosa) is a shrub, hardy in USDA zones 9-11, that matures to about 6-10ft × 6-8ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained soil. Expect yellow blooms in spring and summer. It attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, stands up well to drought and salt.
- USDA zones
- 9-11
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 6-10ft × 6-8ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
- Tough against
- Drought, Salt
- Native to
- Florida coastal, Caribbean
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Necklace Pod is hardy to about 20°F (estimated from USDA zone 9), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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