Botanical Name: Senna artemisioides (Cassia artemisioides)
Common Name: Feathery senna Type of Plant: dicot: shrub Character evergreen Habit of Growth: Overall Shape an open, airy small shrub; forms a loose rounded or mounded canopy with distinctive feathery foliage Height 3-5' Spread equal Growth Rate moderate Environment: Exposure outdoors requires full sun near the coast; tolerates some shade Soil thrives in coarse, sandy, well-drained habitats; avoid wet Hardiness hardy (zones 8, 9, 12-16, 18-23);best suited for warm dry soil Morphology: Leaves even-pinnately compound, alternate, 2-3" long; leaflets are linear, gray-green, 1 to 1-1/2" long, needle-like in appearance Flowers sulphur yellow, to 3/4" across, in small clusters produced toward the ends of the branches; Jan. - April Fruit a pod: 1-2" long, somewhat constricted between the seeds Propagation: seed Usage: an excellent small accent shrub for its airy form, feathery foliage and late winter flower display; loose filler or informal mass-planting on slopes; good for subtropical and desert-theme landscapes Landscape Care: Watering an occasional deep soak; plant is drought-tolerant; avoid over-watering in clay soil habitats Fertilizing none required Pruning selectively head back to promote a more dense form Pests/Diseases relatively free Special Conditions/Other relatively short-lived Origin: Australia Family: Fabaceae Notes: |
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