Phonetic: SEN-nuh hee-be-KAR-puh
Wild Senna is a member of the pea family with striking yellow flowers which develop into dark brown seedpods in the fall. These seed pods add a winter interest to the garden and are also a food source for birds. Wild Senna thrives in full sun and moist, loamy soil. It will tolerate sandy, rocky soils as well as occasional flooding. It can be a prolific self seeder and is a long bloomer, about 4 weeks of blooming.
- Hardiness: 4-8
- Native Region: USDA Plant Database
- Sun Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
- Flower Color: Yellow
- Bloom Time: July - August
- Soil Type: Medium to Moist
- Mature Plant Size: 5' H x 2' W
- Plant Spacing: 2'
- Host Plant: Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly, Sleepy Orange Butterfly
- Attracts: Birds, Hummingbirds, Bees and Butterflies
- Advantages: Year round interest, deer resistant and drought tolerant
- Landscape Uses: Hedge, accent plant, pollinator garden and cottage garden.
- Companion Plants: Ironweed, Joe Pye Weed and Dense Blazing Star
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