Senna obtusifolia syn. Cassia humilis
Sickle Pod
Senna obtusifolia is a short-lived (annual or biennial) shrub growing to up to 2.5 m tall, but usually less than 2 m in height. The lower stems often sprawl along the ground in open areas. It is a weed of disturbed sites, waste areas, roadsides, riparian zones (banks of watercourses), floodplains, drainage channels, open woodlands, fallow land, crops and pastures in wetter tropical and subtropical environments.
Contributed by @groovydaffodil
-
Full sun to partial shade
-
Occasional watering
-
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
-
Moist and free draining
Common name
Sickle Pod
Latin name
Senna obtusifolia syn. Cassia humilis
type
Annual
family
Fabaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
-
Light
Full sun to partial shade
-
Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
-
Soil
Moist and free draining
-
Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
-
Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
1.00 M
2.50 M
Senna obtusifolia syn. Cassia humilis
Senna obtusifolia is a short-lived (annual or biennial) shrub growing to up to 2.5 m tall, but usually less than 2 m in height. The lower stems often sprawl along the ground in open areas. It is a weed of disturbed sites, waste areas, roadsides, riparian zones (banks of watercourses), floodplains, drainage channels, open woodlands, fallow land, crops and pastures in wetter tropical and subtropical environments.
Propagation
From Late Summer TO Early Winter
This species reproduces by seed only. This plant spreads by reseeding itself. Seeds are dispersed by water and animals that eat the fruit (e.g. cattle).
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Plant in any type of soil as long as it is moist. Plant in full sun or partial shade. It will self seed thus care should be taken when planting if you do not want it to spread and seed heads should be removed to prevent self seeding.
SikoMa
groovydaffodil