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Argentine senna
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Senna corymbosa in bloom
Scientific classification
Genus:
Senna
Species:
corymbosa
Synonyms

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Senna corymbosa is an ornamental plant in the genus Senna. It is also known as Argentine senna, Argentina senna, buttercup bush, flowering senna, Texas flowery senna or tree senna.

Description

Cloudless Sulfur Caterpillar (Phoebis sennae) eating yellow buttercup bush flowers (Senna corymbosa)
Cloudless Sulfur Caterpillar (Phoebis sennae) eating yellow buttercup bush flowers (Senna corymbosa)

This evergreen shrub reaches a height of about one meter. It can be grown in temperate climates as it is somewhat frost-hardy. The soil should be loamy and peaty. Argentine Senna may be propagated by cuttings planted in sand in warm and protected conditions (e.g. a glasshouse). In the Northern Hemisphere, it flowers in July.

Synonyms

Synonyms:

  • Adipera corymbosa (Lam.) Britton & Rose
  • Cassia corymbosa Lam.
  • Cassia crassifolia Ortega
  • Cassia falcata Dum. Cours.
Cassia falcata L. is a synonym of Senna occidentalis
  • Chamaefistula corymbosa (Lam.) G.Don

See also

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