Lindheimer's Senna

Senna lindheimeriana

Fabaceae (Pea Family)

Velvet Leaf Senna

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map

Native Habitat: Grassland

Chihuahuan Deserts, Edwards Plateau

Maintenance

Effective in a wildflower garden as either a specimen or background plant. Provide well drained soil. Tolerant of poor, rocky soils. Cut back after it becomes dormant.

Comments

A bushy perennial with gray velvet-like leaves and yellow flowers. (Another common name is Velvet Leaf Senna). Annual/Perennial. Attracts butterflies Larval Host: Sleepy Orange, Sulphur butterflies

Growth Form

Shrub

Height

3 to

6 ft

Spread

0.5 to

1 ft

Soil Type(s)

Sand, Rocky, Limestone, Dry

Light Requirement

Sun

Water Requirement

Low

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Perennial

Bloom Color

Yellow

Bloom Season

Summer, Fall

Seasonal Interest

Seeds, Nectar, Larval Host

Wildlife Benefit

Butterflies, Birds

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Previous Scientific Name(s): Synonym(s): Cassia lindheimeriana

References

1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) Miller, George O., Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas 2nd Ed., 2013, pg 53.. 3) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SELI4. 4) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Senna+lindheimeriana&formsubmit=Search+Terms. 5) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=11690&locationType=County&mapType=Normal, 6) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=505159#null, 7) Native and Adapted Landscape Plants, City of Austin and Texas A&M, 2014.

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