Peritoma arborea - California Bladderpod

Peritoma arborea - California Bladderpod
(Also known as California Cleome)

Pot size: Gallon

Bladderpod is a species of the Caper family also known by the common names burrofat, and California Cleome. It is native to California (primarily southern) and Baja California where it grows in a variety of habitats from coastal bluffs to desert arroyos. It is a densely branching shrub that grows very quickly, and they are easy to grow from seeds,. The fruit is an inflated capsule about 4 centimeters long. It is edible. It is smooth and green when new, aging to light brown. 

Bladderpod is one of the easiest California natives to grow in landscape applications. They readily self-seed, and once you have a few mature plants in your garden, expect new seedlings to pop up each winter. This tough plant grows well even on south-facing slopes, alkaline soils and salty conditions. The flowers are beautiful, bright yellow, and stay on the plant most of the year, and attract bees, butterflies and hummingbirds
Native Perennial Shrub

Size: 2-7 ft. tall, 6 ft. wide
Light: Full sun
Water: Very low: it tolerates weekly summer water but can also get by with only natural rainfall.
Bloom: Bright yellow flowers; almost year-round blooming
Other Notes and Uses:  It is highly fragrant, though the public is divided on whether it is pleasant or unpleasant. Excellent for native beds/ gardens, big filler for alkaline soils and/or salty conditions, Pollinator gardens.