Senna
Senna × floribunda
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Fabaceae
- Genus:
- Senna
- Species:
- Senna × floribunda
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Shrub , Tree
- Height:
- 8-12 ft
- Light Requirements:
- Full Sun
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- mar, apr, may, sep, oct, nov
- Bloom Colors:
- yellow
- Landscaping Shrub:
- Yes
Native Range
United States: Puerto Rico
Reported Fauna Sightings
Bees: American bumble bee (Bombus pensylvanicus), American bumble bee (Bombus pensylvanicus), Black and gold bumble bee (Bombus auricomus), Black and gold bumble bee (Bombus auricomus), Brown-belted bumble bee (Bombus griseocollis), Brown-belted bumble bee (Bombus griseocollis), Common eastern bumble bee (Bombus impatiens), Common eastern bumble bee (Bombus impatiens), Half-black bumble bee (Bombus vagans), Half-black bumble bee (Bombus vagans) Butterflies: (Pieris rapae), (Pieris rapae), Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice), Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice), Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae), Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae), Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia), Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia), Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus glaucus), Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus glaucus), Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus), Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus), Horace's Duskywing (Gesta Evans), Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor), Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor), ⚠️Monarch (Danaus plexippus), Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis), Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe), Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe), Southern Skipperling (Copaeodes minima), Southern Skipperling (Copaeodes minima), Spicebush Swallowtail (Pterourus troilus), Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia), Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia), White Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus albescens), White Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus albescens), White-m Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album), White-m Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album)
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- rich, well-drained loamy soil
- pH:
- 5.5 - 7.5 (slightly acidic to neutral)
- Drainage:
- excellent drainage required
- Moisture:
- dry to moderate
- Notes:
- native to tropical and subtropical regions