Crotalaria cephalotes
Crotalaria cephalotes
- Native to:
- Angola | Benin | Burkina | Burundi | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | DR Congo | Ethiopia | Ghana | Guinea | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Malawi | Mali | Mozambique | Nigeria | Rwanda | Senegal | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Togo | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Fabaceae
- Genus:
- Crotalaria
- Species:
- Crotalaria cephalotes
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 120 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep
- Bloom Colors:
- yellow
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees, butterflies
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Scarification:
- Seed coat scarification required before sowing
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Seeds have hard coat requiring scarification or hot water treatment. Germination improved by soaking in warm water for 12-24 hours.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI