cassia

Bahama Senna. Low growing shrub with dense foliage and profuse, showy golden flowers. Drought tolerant, easy to grow. Good for small places or container culture.

Popcorn Cassia, Peanut Butter Senna - A shrub or small tree producing golden-yellow flowers with a distinct scent of peanut butter that open from brown buds in late summer and autumn. Also called Popcorn Cassia, because it smells like fresh cooked, buttered popcorn when you run your fingers through the leaves and then smell. It blooms beautiful large clusters of sunny yellow flowers.

Golden shower tree, Indian Laburnum - To many tropical gardeners, the most beautiful of cassias is Cassia fistula. This is a medium to large tree with ovate, pointed leaflets; when these drop, usually in the dry season, masses of bright gold flower clusters appear on almost every branch. This tree drops leaves in fall/winter.

Rare red Cassia. A medium size tree having profuse blooms of dark pink to crimson flowers throughout the Spring. It usually blooms earlier (February-April) than many of its common relatives. The sweet pulp of fruit is edible and used as a laxative.

Cassia javanica - Apple Blossom Tree. Beautiful pink apple-blossom-like flowers. A very showy summer bloomer. Magnificent flowers bloom with petals that change in color from pale red to dark red then paling again. Flowers range from white to pink on the same branch and appear in dense clusters. This tree is in bloom for over three months.

Red Cassia, Ceylon Senna. Graceful tree with spreading, drooping branches appearing to be overweighted by its wealth of clustering red blossoms. Has alternate pinnate leaves in pairs with colored margins which further enhance the appearance.

Kassod Tree, Siamese Senna. Leaves are yellowish green, pinnate and made up of elliptic leaflets. Panicles of yellow flowers bloom from spring to summer. Edible/Medicinal if used properly.

Empress Candle is a true garden wonder. Imagine a plant that grows fast, almost always has flowers, and covers large spaces with its lush leaves and beautiful blooms. Its huge leaves create nice cool shade for many feet around it which keeps weeds away. The plant grows up to 10 ft wide and 6-8 feet tall just in 1-2 seasons providing full sun and regular water.
The Empress Candle stands out for its rapid growth and non-stop blooming. Its green leaves shine in the sun, and its candle-like flowers add bursts of color and a sweet scent that bees and butterflies can't resist. The beauty of this plant also attracts hummingbirds and other pollinators.
What's truly special is how it turns your garden into a living masterpiece. It quickly spreads across the space, creating a vibrant picture of nature's beauty.
For any gardener, Senna alata is a must. It's like having a piece of nature's art that keeps shining and blooming, making your garden a breathtaking sight.
Senna alata is an ethnomedical plant, meaning it has many medicinal uses. In particular, the antibacterial and antifungal activities of the flowers have been used to treat tinea versicolor and ringworm infections.
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