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The huge leaves are soft and fuzzy and the pink flowers smell deliciously like sugar cookies.

This plant is a fast growing shrub and starts to flower in mid December in Central Florida. The large pink flower balls are pendulous (like holiday ornaments) and do look a lot like mophead hydrangea flowers (hence the name Tropical Hydrangea)
Bloom time is December through January. It is a low maintenance plant and requires no special soil, but it wants at least 6 hours of sun. This plant is not frost tolerant, but will grow back fast after a light freeze.

This plant is not for small spaces, it grows from a cutting to 10 ft in a matter of 4 months. Bees and butterflies love it, and the fragrance of the flowers reminds of honey.
The twigs and branches are very brittle and the lower leaves look ragged with time. Still,
having an abundance of cheerful daisy like flowers for your vase throughout summer and fall makes it
worth having this plant in the yard.

This cactus prefers to climb up trees, preferring oak or pine, clinging to the rough bark with its aerial roots.
Blooming time in Florida lasts several weeks in midsummer. The huge, dinner plate sized flowers open around 10 pm and close before sunrise.
In their native habitat bats are the pollinators.

The flowers start out soft yellow and by the third day they are a deep rose color.
The cotton ball fluff is great material for nesting material boxes for birds.

I know this plant as popcorn cassia, when touching the leaves they smell like buttered popcorn, just like at the movies. This plant is a sure hit with garden visitors, especially the kids love it :-)
This Cassia's flowers have dark buds, compared to the Senna alata's yellow buds.
Not frost tolerant.