General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 2 to 3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Other: Broad, compressed green pods, maturing to brown; each pod containing approximately 6 seeds
Fruiting Time: Year Round
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Other: Yellow, turning brown with age
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Year Round
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Suitable as Annual

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Common names
  • Alexandrian Senna
  • Indian Senna
  • True Senna
  • Tinnevelly Senna
  • Bombay Senna
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Senna alexandrina
  • Synonym: Cassia angustifolia

Photo Gallery
Location: Loki Schmidt Garten - Botanischer Garten der Universitaet Hamburg
Date: 2022-09-13
Location: Loki Schmidt Garten - Botanischer Garten der Universitaet Hamburg
Location: Loki Schmidt Garten - Botanischer Garten der Universitaet Hamburg
Date: 2022-09-13
Location: Loki Schmidt Garten - Botanischer Garten der Universitaet Hamburg
Location: Loki Schmidt Garten - Botanischer Garten der Universitaet Hamburg
Date: 2022-09-13

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