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James' clammyweed

Polanisia jamesii

Also called James's Clammyweed

James' clammyweed
Photo: DinoBlockHD, CC BY-SA 4.0

James' clammyweed is a small annual wildflower native to the central United States that prefers sandy, disturbed ground. It is a wild native rather than a common garden plant, so grow it in full sun in loose, sandy soil.

Family
Cleomaceae (Cleom family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Full sun
Water
Water lightly while seedlings establish, then let it rely mostly on rain as it is adapted to dry, sandy sites.
Soil
Sandy, well-drained, disturbed soil.
Temperature
Hardy to cold winters as a native of the northern plains; grows through warm summers.
How easy
Moderate

About

Polanisia jamesii, common name James's clammyweed, is a plant species native to the central part of the United States. It is reported from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma. It generally prefers sandy, disturbed soils. The species is considered locally endangered within the state of Minnesota. The species is also considered locally endangered within the state of Illinois.

Polanisia jamesii is an annual herb with branched stems, producing pale yellow flowers on a terminal raceme.

Other Polanisia plants

Redwhisker clammyweed · Large clammyweed · Slenderleaf clammyweed · Clammyweed

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Polanisia jamesii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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