Botanical Name: Senna didymobotrya (Cassia didymobotrya)
Common Name: Popcorn plant, Nairobi senna Type of Plant: dicot: shrub Character evergreen Habit of Growth: Overall Shape upright to sprawling, loosely branched, rangy, irregular canopy Height 4-8' Spread 10-12' Growth Rate rapid Environment: Exposure outdoors full sun Soil prefers well draining, drier soils Hardiness some frost (zones 13, 22-24), best near coast Morphology: Leaves even pinnately compound, alternate, leafy stipules, leaf 8-16' long, 8-16 pairs of leaflets, oval, 1-2" long, mucronate apex dark green Flowers bright yellow, butterfly shaped, showy, December-May – scented like popcorn Fruit flat, oblong pod, 3-4" long Propagation: seed, scarification needed Usage: fast growing filler or background for late winter -spring flower display, good for dry, sunny locations, subtropical landscapes Landscape Care: Watering occasional deep soak, avoid overwatering Fertilizing little needed after established Pruning head back, thin out dead wood in summer after blooming Pests/Diseases relatively free – ants are attracted to flowers Special Conditions/Other Origin: East Africa Family: Fabaceae Notes: |
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