Other Products ｜Cleomella arborea

Bright, unusual, and almost endlessly in bloom, Cleomella arborea — better known as Bladderpod — is a quirky California native shrub with a sunny attitude and serious wildlife appeal. Clusters of vivid yellow, four-petaled flowers appear nearly year-round in mild-winter climates, followed (and overlapped) by the plant's signature inflated, papery seed pods that dangle from the branches like little lanterns. Soft, silvery-green foliage rounds out a graceful 3-to-5-foot mounding shrub that always seems to have something interesting going on.
A tough evergreen perennial hardy in zones 8-10, Bladderpod thrives in full sun and the leanest, driest soils, requiring essentially no summer water once established. It's deeply drought-tolerant, deer-resistant, and a magnet for native bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Even its specialist herbivore — the strikingly patterned harlequin bug — adds to the wildlife show.
Plant it in a hot, dry border, on a sun-baked slope, or as a quirky focal point in a California-native garden. Pair it with sages, buckwheats, and silvery artemisias for a planting that practically hums with life all year long.
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Brand:Annie's AnnualsCategory:Annie's AnnualsSKU:AA652Tags:4-inch, AnniesAnnuals, Bladderpod, Bloom Season:Fall, Bloom Season:Spring, Bloom Season:Summer, Bloom Season:Winter, California Bladderpod, Cleomella arborea, Features:California Natives, Features:Rare / Rarities, Flower Color:Yellow, Flowering, Life Cycle:Perennial, NEW, NEW_ITEM, Plant Usage:Plants for Cutting, Sun Requirements:Sun, USDA Zone:10, USDA Zone:8, USDA Zone:9, Water Requirements:Low Water, Water Requirements:No Summer Water, What's New