Necklace Pod Plant

Necklace Pod PlantLatin name Sophora tomentosa Necklace Pod is a pollinator friendly medium size shrub that can reach 6 10ft tall and 4 8ft wide, but is often maintained at a much smaller size. It is great for coastal environments as it has high salt and drought tolerance it occurs naturally in Florida in coastal areas, hammocks, and dunes. It produces yellow flowers throughout the year that cascade down a long draping spike. Once the flowers fade, the bead like fruit

The fruit has a shiny and slightly bumpy black skin

The fruit is tasty and has a great seed to flesh ratio

thus the cultivar has been named “Painter”

the clustering nature of fruits at the end of branches compared to single Canistel fruits on branch ends

and produce a bright yellow-skinned

The seeds are noted to have insecticidal properties (don’t eat them

The tree grows to a bushy rounded form

Cold Hardy: 10º F

The juicy antioxidant-rich berries taste like a winning combo of raspberries and blackberries

peaking in July and August

Supplemental watering can improve fruit set and retention

The fruit matures in the late summer and early fall period