Senna alata syn. Cassia alata

#candletree #ants are all over the blooms #wildlifewednesday

#exoskeletal

#cassia #candletree #empresscandletree it's actually survived the freezing temps we had!! I thought for sure it would not make it 🥺

Yay! It’s amazing how resilient some plants are. Even if they have to start from the base again

#empresscandletree #bestofseptember #cassia #candletree one tiny seed grew into this 15 ft tree! Loaded with blooms bees love it! #sulphurbutterfly #hostplant

Fun flowers on this one!

#cassia #yellow

@gjones Thanks! 🥰 Yep it's like 12 ft tall, started from a tiny seed in the spring

@gjones sure does!

#empresscandletree #bestofjune

Amazing!

That is sooo neat n pretty 💛💛💛💛

#candlestickcassia #empress-candle-tree so many blooms are weighing the branch down!

Wow @treefrog44 their quite lovely. Are they #hardy?

@edelweiss001 no sorry they do not like the cold, even a light freeze will kill them. But they grow superfast, they can be grown as annuals. I know several people in colder areas that grow them yearly. The bees love them! 🐝 and here they are host plants for the #sulphurbutterfly I have tons of seeds I could send you some to try next spring 😉

That is extremely kind of you. I wouldn't expect you to pay for the postage. Maybe there is a way for me to pay you and forward my address. Again its extremely generous.

No worries about postage @edelweiss001 we swap seeds and gift seeds all the time here on GT 😆😉 we usually exchange emails and share our address. I save seeds to share and exchange, help others create beautiful gardens, and help pollinators. Let me know if there are others you would be interested in. My email is tabryangav16@yahoo.com

Wonderful gesture @treefrog44. I will be intouch soon. #generous

@kaporyash this is an empress candle tree, I think yours may be something different 🤔

Okay mine is just a seedlings with 5 branches, I'll tag you when it blooms ! @treefrog44

#empress-candle-tree #candletree #cassia a nice break from rain, beautiful #bluesky

#sennaalata #empresscandletree #candlesticksenna Over 10ft tall already!

Fabulous 💛💛💛

#empresscandletree

Wow! Do they normally flower this early?

@jeatacake we had no cold weather this past winter, I actually had to cut it back so we could use the walkway. Grew back really fast!

I'm so envious! 😁💛

#empresscandletree #candletree #sennaalata #cassia

#empresscandletree #newgrowth

Had to cutback the #empresscandletree peaked at around 10ft tall. New growth for Spring!

Wow, this is so beautiful!💚

#empresscandletree #butterflyhostplant #sulphurbutterfly #sulphurbutterflycaterpillar the caterpillars love this one in the front... first chance it's gotten to flower all year! But if the little green caterpillar has his way... not for long! Lol!