Wild Senna
Family: Fabaceae (Pea Family)
· Height: 36-60 inches
· Spread: 30-36 inches
· Bloom Time: July to August
· Bloom: large spikes of golden-yellow flowers
· Light: full sun
· Soil: sand, loam, clay; with good drainage; tolerates many soil types
· Moisture: medium to moist soils, tolerant of periodic flooding
· Use: meadow, prairie or native landscape gardens; horizontal root system provides stabilization against high wind making it an good hedge choice; attracts bees and butterflies (larval host plant for the Cloudless Sulphur butterfly); seed pods attract birds
· Care: low maintenance
· Concerns: leaves and pods contain compounds called anthraquinones which are powerful laxatives
· Native to: moist meadows, savannahs, fens and open woodlands in Eastern North America from Ontario and Maine south and west to Tennessee and Georgia and north to Wisconsin and Michigan
· Notes: flowers followed by dark brown seedpods that split open explosively; pods provide winter interest; dark green lacy leaves turn gold in fall
· Supplier: The Flower Factory
· Teaching Garden Location & Code: Naturalistic Garden H006
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