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.

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 Shower Tree. Beautiful medium size tree with bright pink flowers with shades of orange and red. While having spreading crown, it also has very strong root system and flexible branches, making it a wind-tolerant tree and one of the strongest hurricane survivors, safe in landscape.

Coffee Senna, Fedegoso, Privet Cassia. Medium size shrub or small tree with orange-yellow flowers from spring to fall. From distance, flowers look like little yellow hummingbirds and attract butterflies and bees. The plant is very ornamental not only due to its bloom but also to large, red-veined leaves.
Cassia occidentalis is a low-maintenance, medium-sized shrub that adds vibrant beauty and practical benefits to your landscape. From spring to fall, it produces clusters of orange-yellow flowers that attract butterflies and bees, while its large, red-veined leaves provide ornamental appeal year-round. Thriving in full sun to partial shade, this drought- and cold-tolerant plant is perfect for gardeners seeking beauty with minimal care. Its spreading habit also makes it ideal for creating natural hedges or privacy screens. Named for its coffee bean-like seeds, Coffee Senna is part of the Senna genus, known for its medicinal uses. Beyond aesthetics, it offers health benefits, including digestive aid, respiratory support, skin health, and a rich source of iron and minerals.