Senna didymobotrya syn.Cassia didymobotrya
Popcorn Cassia
Senna didymobotrya is a hairy aromatic shrub, which is best grown in a container in any region that may get frost, as it is very frost-sensitive. It has long (up to 0.5 m) ioval leaves and flower-spikes of yellow ball-shaped flowers. The plant has a smell that has been described as reminiscent of wet dog!
Contributed by @jennlamaye
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Popcorn Cassia
Latin name
Senna didymobotrya syn.Cassia didymobotrya
type
Trees or Shrubs
family
Fabaceae
ph
5.6 - 7.8 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
2.00 M
2.50 M
Senna didymobotrya syn.Cassia didymobotrya
Senna didymobotrya is a hairy aromatic shrub, which is best grown in a container in any region that may get frost, as it is very frost-sensitive. It has long (up to 0.5 m) ioval leaves and flower-spikes of yellow ball-shaped flowers. The plant has a smell that has been described as reminiscent of wet dog!
Planting Season
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Planting Season
Propagation by Seed
From Mid Spring TO Mid Spring
Fill a seed tray with seed compost,water and allow to drain.Sprinkle seeds over the surface allowing roughly 25mm space between seeds and cover with a thin layer of compost. Put tray in a clear polythene bag and place on a windowsill. When seedlings show remove plastic bag.When the second pair of leaves appear on the seedlings thin out to 50mm spacing by removing the weakest looking plants. After 2 or 3 weeks and when danger of frost has passed plants can then be planted outside into required position.
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