Astragalus galegiformis is a perennial herb in the pea family (Fabaceae) that produces its flowers in summer. Native to the Balkans, it favours sunny, exposed positions and free-draining ground. It performs best where soil moisture is low to moderate rather than persistently wet. Expect blooms from June to August.

Astragalus galegiformis is a Balkan perennial herb flowering June to August, suited to full sun and well-drained, dry to medium soils.

Astragalus galegiformis

Baptisia australis var. minor is a perennial herb in the pea family (Fabaceae) valued for its blue flowering spikes that appear in the UK from May to July. In the wild it grows at woodland edges, beside streams and in open meadows. It spreads both by seed and by creeping rhizomes. Parasitic weevils frequently infest the seed pods, so seed-set can be low.

Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis var. minor) is a perennial Fabaceae member flowering in the UK from May to July.

Baptisia is a genus in the legume family, Fabaceae. They are flowering herbaceous perennial plants with pea-like flowers, followed by pods, which are sometimes inflated.

Baptisia australis var. minor

Blue Wild Indigo | Baptisia australis var. minor

Bauhinia, commonly called mountain ebony, is a member of the pea family (Fabaceae) grown as a shrub or small tree. It bears distinctive deciduous, lobed, camel's foot-shaped leaves and flowers in summer from July to September. Plant it in full sun on a neutral loam with good drainage and give a sheltered, south-facing aspect; it carries an H4 hardiness rating (average) for the UK. It is typically used as a specimen tree or ornamental.

Mountain Ebony (Bauhinia) is a deciduous shrub or small tree for a sheltered south-facing site that flowers from July to September.

Bauhinia is a large genus of flowering plants in the subfamily Cercidoideae and tribe Bauhinieae, in the large flowering plant family Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution. The genus was named after the Bauhin brothers Gaspard and Johann, Swiss-French botanists.

Bauhinia

Mountain ebony | Bauhinia

Coronilla coronata is an evergreen, well-branched shrub in the pea family that carries its main display from May to July. It prefers full sun on freely draining soils such as chalk, loam or sand and suits sheltered, south- or west-facing positions. As an H4 plant it tolerates typical UK winters when given a protected site.

Mountain crown vetch (Coronilla coronata) is an evergreen shrub that flowers May to July and prefers full sun, well-drained soils and a sheltered, south.

Coronilla coronata

Mountain Crown Vetch (Coronilla coronata) | Evergreen Shrub

Dalbergia sissoo is a deciduous tree grown for its timber and as a specimen planting. It originates from the Indian subcontinent and adjoining regions and is valued where a single-trunk tree is required. It favours full sun on neutral loam with good drainage and a sheltered, south-facing aspect. It flowers from July to September with whitish to pink blooms.

A deciduous specimen tree, Sheesham (Dalbergia sissoo) prefers full sun, neutral loam, a sheltered south-facing site and flowers July to September.

Dalbergia is a large genus of small to medium-size trees, shrubs and lianas in the pea family, Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. It was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Dalbergia clade : the Dalbergieae.

Dalbergia sissoo

Sheesham | Dalbergia sissoo

Dorycynium pentaphyllum ssp. germanium is a leguminous taxon placed in the genus Lotus within the family Fabaceae. It produces flowers in the UK from June to September. The name identifies it as a recognised subspecies rather than a distinct species. For provenance, cultivation requirements and availability consult specialist suppliers and herbarium records.

Dorycynium pentaphyllum ssp. germanium is a Lotus (Fabaceae) taxon that flowers in the UK from June to September; consult specialist suppliers for.

Dorycynium pentaphyllum ssp. germanium

Erythrina crista-gallii is a South American tree grown for its summer display of bright flowers. It flowers in the UK from July to September and prefers a sunny, sheltered site. Plant in well-drained soil and keep soil moisture moderate. All parts of the plant are toxic, so site away from children and pets.

Cockspur coral tree (Erythrina crista-gallii) flowers from July to September and prefers full sun and well-drained soil.

Erythrina is a genus of plants in the pea family, Fabaceae. It contains about 130 species, which are distributed in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.

Erythrina crista-gallii

Cockspur coral tree | Erythrina crista-gallii

Erythrina crista-gallii 'Compactum' is a tree in the coral-tree genus prized for its red to orange pea-type flowers produced in mid to late summer. It flowers in the UK from July to September. Native to South America, it is used mainly as an ornamental or garden specimen. Plant where its summer blooms will be clearly visible from terraces or paths.

Cockspur Coral Tree 'Compactum' (Erythrina crista-gallii 'Compactum') is an ornamental South American tree that flowers from July to September.

Erythrina crista-gallii 'Compactum'

Cockspur Coral Tree 'Compactum' | Erythrina crista-gallii 'Compactum'

Galega officinalis 'Alba' is a member of the Fabaceae family and represents a named cultivar within the genus Galega. In the UK it flowers from June to August. When buying, check the plant label for size and siting information tied to this cultivar name. Confirming supplier details will ensure it suits your border or planting plan.

Goat's-rue (Galega officinalis 'Alba') is a Fabaceae cultivar that flowers in the UK from June to August.

Galega, goat's rue, is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, native to central and southern Europe, western Asia and tropical east Africa. They are tall, bushy, herbaceous perennials with erect racemes of pea-like flowers in shades of white, pink, blue or mauve.

Galega officinalis 'Alba'

Goat's-rue | Galega officinalis 'Alba'

Galega × hartlandii is a herbaceous hybrid in the genus Galega that bears erect racemes of pea-like flowers. It flowers from June to August. The blooms occur in shades of white, pink, blue or mauve and the plant favours sunny, damp meadow or slope conditions.

Galega × hartlandii blooms from June to August with erect racemes of pea-like flowers in shades of white, pink, blue or mauve.

Galega × hartlandii

Goat's Rue | Galega × hartlandii

Galega × hartlandii 'Carnea' is a perennial in the genus Galega that flowers from June to August. It performs best in full sun on well-drained soils kept at moderate moisture. The cultivar carries an H5 rating, meaning it is hardy in most UK gardens. Plant it where its summer bloom will be visible, such as mixed borders or cottage-style beds.

Galega × hartlandii 'Carnea' is a full-sun perennial for well-drained soil that flowers June to August and suits borders and cottage gardens.

Galega × hartlandii 'Carnea'

Galega × hartlandii 'Duchess of Bedford' is a perennial Galega cultivar valued for summer flowering and use as a cut flower. It flowers from June to August and is grown in mixed borders. Plant it where soil stays moist yet drains freely, in full sun or partial shade.

Galega × hartlandii 'Duchess of Bedford' is a perennial goat's rue that flowers June to August and suits borders and cut flowers.

Galega × hartlandii 'Duchess of Bedford'

Goat's Rue | Galega × hartlandii 'Duchess of Bedford'

Galega × hartlandii 'His Majesty' is a cultivated hybrid of the Galega genus that produces erect racemes of pea‑like flowers. Flowering in the UK runs from June to August. As a herbaceous perennial type it favours sunny, damp situations such as meadows or slopes and shows the genus's range of flower shades from white through pink to blue and mauve.

Galega × hartlandii 'His Majesty' is a Galega hybrid that flowers from June to August and prefers sunny, damp sites.

Galega × hartlandii 'His Majesty'

Goat's Rue | Galega × hartlandii 'His Majesty'

Galega × hartlandii 'Lady Wilson' is a perennial cultivar in the Galega group, notable for its bicoloured blue-and-white, pea-like flowers borne on upright racemes. It flowers from June to August. Plant it in full sun where soil remains moist yet well-drained; it is classed H5, meaning hardy for most UK gardens. It suits borders, cottage plantings and pollinator-focused plots.

Goat's rue 'Lady Wilson' (Galega × hartlandii 'Lady Wilson') bears blue-and-white summer racemes and suits full sun, moist but well-drained borders.

Galega × hartlandii 'Lady Wilson'

Goat's rue 'Lady Wilson' | Galega × hartlandii 'Lady Wilson'

Genista radiata is a mat-forming, well-branched shrub in the pea family (Fabaceae) with deciduous foliage and a concentrated spring flowering period. It performs best in full sun on well-drained loam with a neutral pH and tolerates exposed as well as sheltered sites. Classified H5 (hardy), it suits many UK locations and is particularly at home on slopes, gravel or in courtyards. Flowers appear April to June.

Rayed-Branch Broom Genista radiata is a mat-forming, deciduous shrub flowering April to June that suits sunny, well-drained loam in banks, gravel and.

Genista radiata

Rayed-Branch Broom (Genista radiata) | Spring shrub

Glycyrrhiza glabra is a perennial herb cultivated for use in herbal medicine and as a flavouring. It grows to around 1.2 m and flowers from June to August. Plants perform best in full sun on a south-facing site in sandy to loamy soil that is neutral to alkaline and moist but well-drained. It is rated H5 (hardy) in the UK and is also suited to USDA zones 7–10.

Liquorice Glycyrrhiza glabra is a perennial herb for herbal medicine and flavouring, flowering June to August and preferring full sun and neutral to.

Glycyrrhiza is a genus of about 20 accepted species in the legume family (Fabaceae), with a subcosmopolitan distribution in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas.

Glycyrrhiza glabra

Liquorice | Glycyrrhiza glabra

Hedysarum macedonicum is a species in the genus Hedysarum within the Fabaceae family. It flowers in the UK from June to August. Identification hinges on belonging to the Hedysarum group of legumes. Growers should confirm cultivar details with suppliers before planting.

Hedysarum macedonicum flowers in the UK from June to August and is a member of the genus Hedysarum in the Fabaceae family.

Hedysarum (sweetvetch) is a genus of the botanical family Fabaceae, consisting of about 200 species of annual or perennial herbs found in Asia, Europe, North Africa, and North America.

Hedysarum macedonicum

Sweetvetch | Hedysarum macedonicum

Hedysarum microcalyx is a member of the genus Hedysarum in the pea family and produces the genus’s characteristic odd-pinnate leaves with entire leaflets. It bears pea-type flowers in racemes or heads and flowers in the UK from June to August. Petal colours across the genus range from pink and purplish to yellow or whitish. Fruit develops as a lomentum that breaks into single-seeded segments when ripe.

Hedysarum microcalyx (sweetvetch) bears odd-pinnate leaves and pea-type flowers June–August, with petals ranging from pink and purplish to yellow or.

Hedysarum microcalyx

Sweetvetch | Hedysarum microcalyx

Hedysarum multijugum is a member of the Hedysarum group, a set of herbs or deciduous shrubs noted for odd-pinnate leaves whose entire leaflets resemble those of sweet peas. It bears peduncled racemes or heads of pea-type flowers that appear in the UK from June to August. Petals in the genus range from pink and purplish to yellow or whitish, and the flowers have diadelphous stamens (9+1). The fruit is a lomentum that breaks into single-seeded segments on ripening.

Hedysarum multijugum is a Hedysarum species with pea-like flowers from June to August and lomentous fruit that splits into single-seeded segments.

Hedysarum multijugum

Sweetvetch | Hedysarum multijugum

Lathyrus odoratus 'Phyllis Elizabeth' is a named sweet pea cultivar in the genus Lathyrus and the Fabaceae family. It is grown for its summer flowering, with blooms appearing from June to August. As a named selection, its identity is valuable to collectors and gardeners seeking specific garden varieties. Check plant labels or supplier notes for any cultivar-specific habits before planting.

Sweet Pea Lathyrus odoratus 'Phyllis Elizabeth' flowers in the UK from June to August.

Lathyrus odoratus 'Phyllis Elizabeth'

Lathyrus odoratus 'Phyllis Elizabeth' | Flowers Jun–Aug

Lathyrus odoratus var. nanellus 'Lady T Cherub' (Cherub Series) is a named sweet pea cultivar in the legume family Fabaceae. It is sold as part of the Cherub Series and carries the form associated with Lathyrus. In the UK it flowers from June to August and typically produces the scented blooms found in many sweet peas.

Lathyrus odoratus var. nanellus 'Lady T Cherub' (Cherub Series) is a sweet pea that flowers in the UK from June to August.

Lathyrus odoratus var. nanellus 'Lady T Cherub' (Cherub Series)

Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus var. nanellus 'Lady T Cherub')

Lupinus ornatus is a species of lupin in the legume family Fabaceae. It belongs to the genus Lupinus, a group with many species worldwide and centres of diversity in the Americas. In the UK it flowers from June to August. Some lupins are cultivated for seed as well as for ornament, though seed use requires specific processing.

Lupinus ornatus is a species of lupin in the legume family that flowers in the UK from June to August.

Lupinus, commonly known as lupin, lupine, or regionally bluebonnet, is a genus of plants in the legume family Fabaceae. The genus includes over 199 species, with centres of diversity in North and South America.

Lupinus ornatus

Onobrychis vitifolia is a member of the legume family Fabaceae within the genus Onobrychis and produces clusters of pale-pink, pea-type flowers in summer. The plant bears pinnate leaves with multiple leaflet pairs and develops single-seeded pods with conspicuous projections. Flowering takes place from June to August and its blooms are visited by honey bees and solitary bees. The seed pods are adapted to cling to animals and aid natural dispersal.

Onobrychis vitifolia produces pale-pink, pea-type flowers from June to August that attract honey bees and solitary bees.

Onobrychis, the sainfoins, are a genus of Eurasian perennial herbaceous plants of the legume family (Fabaceae). About 206 species are presently accepted.

Onobrychis vitifolia

Sainfoin | Onobrychis vitifolia

Physostigma venenosum is a climbing legume in the Fabaceae, valued for its vigorous twining habit and summer flowers. It is a deciduous climber native to parts of west-central Africa. Plant where it receives full sun on a sheltered, south-facing aspect and keep the soil a moist but well-drained neutral loam. Flowering occurs from July to September in the UK.

Tender, deciduous climber from west-central Africa flowering July to September, suited to a sheltered south-facing position in moist, neutral loam.

Physostigma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes five species of erect or climbing herbs and subshrubs native to sub-Saharan Africa.

Physostigma venenosum

Calabar bean | Physostigma venenosum

Pisum sativum 'Arise' is a climbing pea grown for its edible pods and seed, with compound leaves that finish in grasping tendrils. It grows as an annual or short-lived biennial and suits a south-facing, sheltered position in full sun. Flowers appear in the season from May to July and are followed by the crop. It is commonly used in vegetable beds, containers and edible landscaping.

A climbing pea for vegetable beds or containers that flowers in May to July and prefers full sun on neutral loam in a sheltered, south-facing site.

Pea is a pulse or fodder crop, but the word often refers to the seed or sometimes the pod of this flowering plant species. Peas are eaten as a vegetable.

Pisum sativum 'Arise'

Pea 'Arise' | Pisum sativum 'Arise'

Pisum sativum 'Fiji'PBR is a cultivar of garden pea grown for its edible seeds and pods within the Fabaceae. It is an annual, cool-season crop that flowers from May to July and sets pods containing several seeds. Immature peas and, in types with tender pods such as snow or snap peas, the pods themselves are used fresh, frozen or canned.

Pea (Pisum sativum 'Fiji'PBR) is an annual vegetable pea that flowers May to July and is grown for its edible seeds and pods.

Pisum sativum 'Fiji'PBR

Pea (Pisum sativum 'Fiji'PBR) | Kitchen Garden

Pisum sativum 'Nepal' is a climbing or trailing annual or biennial pea grown for edible pods and seeds. It has compound leaves with tendrils that cling to supports and flowers from May to July. Sit it in full sun on a south-facing, sheltered spot in neutral loam with good drainage. Hardiness is H3 (borderline) in the UK.

Pea 'Nepal' (Pisum sativum 'Nepal') is a climbing or trailing pea suited to south-facing, sheltered sites in neutral loam and flowers May to July.

Pisum sativum 'Nepal'

Pea 'Nepal' | Pisum sativum 'Nepal'

Trifolium is a herbaceous perennial in the family Fabaceae that occurs naturally across a very wide native range including Great Britain. It grows in forms from mat-forming to more upright, columnar habits and can be well-branched. Leaves are deciduous and the plant suits a broad set of soil types and pH levels. It flowers from May to August.

Trifolium (clover) is a fully hardy herbaceous perennial for full sun in a wide range of soils, flowering from May to August.

Clovers, also called trefoils, are plants of the genus Trifolium. They are herbaceous plants growing up to 30 cm (12 in) tall.

Trifolium

Clover | Trifolium

Vicia unijuga is a climbing member of the pea family (Fabaceae) treated as an annual or biennial in cultivation. It carries deciduous foliage and performs best in a south-facing, sheltered spot with neutral loam that drains well. It flowers from June to August. Suitable uses include ground cover and wildlife gardens.

Two-leaf Vetch (Vicia unijuga) is a climbing legume for south-facing, sheltered sites in neutral loam and flowers June to August.

Vicia unijuga

Two-leaf Vetch (Vicia unijuga) | Climbing vetch

Vigna subterranea, the Bambara groundnut, is a climbing annual/biennial in the pea family grown as an edible crop and ornamental. It is deciduous and produces its summer flowers in the UK from July to September. Plant it in full sun in a neutral loam that drains well, and give a south-facing, sheltered position. As an H1c (tender) species it generally needs protection or cultivation under glass in British conditions.

Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) is a climbing annual grown for its edible seed crop that flowers in the UK from July to September.

Vigna subterranea

Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) | Edible Climber

Wisteria sinensis Maria ('Minwigb01'PBR) (Grande Diva Series) is a climbing, deciduous wall shrub in the Fabaceae that can reach 25.0 m. It flowers in May to June. Plant on a south-facing, sheltered site in full sun on neutral, moist but well-drained sandy, loamy or clay soils; it is fully hardy (H7).

Chinese wisteria Maria blooms in May to June and suits full sun, south-facing sheltered walls in neutral, moist but well-drained soils.

Wisteria is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae (Leguminosae). The genus includes four species of woody twining vines that are native to China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, southern Canada, the Eastern United States, and north of Iran.

Wisteria sinensis Maria ('Minwigb01'PBR) (Grande Diva Series)

Chinese wisteria [Maria] | Wisteria sinensis Maria ('Minwigb01'PBR) (Grande Diva Series)

lathyrus chloranthus is a species in the genus Lathyrus, belonging to the Fabaceae. It flowers in the UK summer from June to August. Growth form within the genus is variable, so identification and care depend on species-specific details.

Lathyrus chloranthus is a member of the Lathyrus genus in the Fabaceae family and flowers from June to August.