Senna floribunda (Golden Showy Cassia)
Senna floribunda (Golden Showy Cassia) with yellow flowers and hanging green seed pods against sky.
Botanical names: Senna floribunda, Cassia floribunda
Common names: Golden Showy Cassia, Devils Finger
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
USDA Zone: 10-11
Plant form: Large bush or small tree
Mature height: 10-20 ft
Sun exposure: Full sun or bright light indoor
Cold tolerance: Frost sensitive. Protect from freezing.
Watering: Moderate
Flower color: Yellow, orange
Suitable for: Outdoors in the suitable USDA zone; small gardens, containers, and indoor growing
Wildlife: Attracts butterflies and hummingbirdsA free flowering, bushy, evergreen, large size shrub or small tree with large heads of yellow flowers resembling butterflies over many months in autumn through spring. Seeds are very ornamental, finger-shaped pods are extremely unusual.
Similar plants: Senna floribunda (Golden Showy Cassia)
- Cassia antillana (Golden Rain tree)
- Cassia bahamensis (Bahama Senna)
- Cassia occidentalis (Coffee Senna)
- Cassia spectabilis (Cassia)
- Senna alata (Empress candle plant)
- Senna bicapsularis (Butterfly Cassia)
- Senna corymbosa (Southern Cassia)
- Senna multijuga (False Sicklepod)
- Senna polyphylla (Desert Cassia)
- Senna sp. (Cassia)
Senna floribunda (Golden Showy Cassia) clusters of yellow petals against many round green leaves
Senna floribunda (Golden Showy Cassia) yellow flowers growing alongside rounded green leaves on woody stems
Senna floribunda (Golden Showy Cassia) with long slender green seed pods hanging from woody branches.
Senna floribunda (Golden Showy Cassia) yellow flower clusters nestled between elongated smooth green pods
Senna floribunda (Golden Showy Cassia) clusters of yellow flower petals with soft green foliage
Senna floribunda (Golden Showy Cassia) branch holding elongated green seed pods and small yellow flowers.
Senna floribunda clusters of yellow flowers cover the branching shrub with green foliage
Senna floribunda flower with yellow petals resting against smooth round green leaves
Senna floribunda cluster of yellow petals among small green oval shaped foliage
Cassia leptophylla (Gold Medallion Tree) with masses of yellow flowers on a rounded crown.
Senna floribunda (Golden Showy Cassia) yellow flower clusters emerging amidst lush green compound leaves
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