Senna pendula

The flowers are very showy. Christmas senna needs frequent pruning to control sprawl and to develop a strong branch system that won't break under its own weight. Larger specimens may require staking to keep them from falling over. Frequent pinching of young shoots during the growing season will encourage branching and increase the number of flowers.

Similar plants:

• Cassia antillana, Senna nitida, Chamaefistula antillana, Cassia aurea (Golden Rain tree)
• Cassia bahamensis, Senna mexicana chapmanii (Bahama Senna, Bahama Cassia)
• Cassia occidentalis, Senna occidentalis, Cassia ligustrina (Coffee Senna, Fedegoso, Privet Cassia)
• Cassia spectabilis, Senna spectabilis, Senna macranthera (Cassia, Scented Shower)
• Senna alata, Cassia alata (Empress candle plant, Candle Bush, Carrion Crow Bush, Candlesticks)
• Senna artemisioides subsp. artemisioides (Dense senna, Grey Desert Senna)
• Senna artemisioides subsp. sturtii (Grey Cassia)
• Senna bicapsularis, Cassia bicapsularis, Cassia sennoides (Butterfly Cassia, Butterfly Bush, Winter Cassia)
• Senna corymbosa, Cassia falcata (Southern Cassia, Flowery Senna, Argentina Senna)
• Senna floribunda, Cassia floribunda (Golden Showy Cassia, Devils Finger)