Senna bicapsularis - Fall-blooming senna
Family Fabaceae
Description:
About sixty species of Senna are native around the world. Previously, this genus was lumped together with the genus, Cassia. The fall-blooming senna is native to southern South America. It is a dramatic shrub in fall when bright yellow flowers cover it. The larvae of sulphur butterflies feed on this and other Senna species.
Location:
See plants on pond 'H' behind building 6 and at University Center.
Size:
Large shrub to eight feet or more in height, and spreading as wide.
Care Instructions:
Light: full sun
Water: well-drained soil, tolerates drought
Soil: average garden soil
Grow this plant in a sunny site with well-drained soil. Temperatures below the mid-twenties may kill this plant to the ground. Usually, it will resprout from the ground in the following spring.