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Beautiful folded foliage of the butterfly magnet, Senna
bicapsularis |
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Senna bicapsularis
(Butterfly Bush, Butterfly Cassia, Christmas Senna,
Golden Shower, Winter Cassia,
Yellow Candle Wood)
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Synonyms: Adipera bicapsularis,
Cassia berteroi, Cassia bicapsularis, Cassia emarginata, Cassia
sennoides, linensis
Origin: Native to Panama
Family: Fabaceae (Bean)
Light: Full sun
Height: 8-12''
Spread: 4-6'
Blooms: Long lasting, showy, bright yellow, buttercup-shaped,
orchid-like flowers with curved stamens, late Summer through Winter if
no frost
Foliage: Evergreen, pinnately compound, with 3-5 pairs of
oval-shaped leafles, leaves are folded at night
Soil: Well-drained, drought tolerant (pH:5.6-7.8)
Propagation: Seeds
Uses: Butterfly garden, landscaping
Comments: Senna
bicapsularis or Butterfly Bush or Butterfly Cassia or Cassia
bicapsularis or Christmas Senna or Golden Shower or Winter Cassia or
Yellow Candle Wood
is an evergreen shrub with a sprawling habit. This gorgeous open,
sprawling tree is popularly grown in tropical regions. In
late Fall or early Winter,
Butterfly Bush
produces floriferous bright yellow flowers on long-stalked clusters
which attracts many bees and butterflies. Christmas Senna is The Cloudless Sulphur
(Phoebis sennae) and Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe) butterflies are
attracted to this beautiful shrub.
Butterfly Cassia is a self seeder and is very easy to grow.
Frost will kill the plant to the ground but it will spring back next
season with new growth. Prune Cassia bicapsularis to maintain
shape and size or train into a small tree. Golden Shower is a
great butterfly shrub for my landscaping garden. It really
enhances the bleak looking garden with its terrific looking abundant
golden showers of blooms in Winter.
USDA Hardiness Zones : 8-11 |
