Wild Senna
Senna hebecarpa
Fabaceae
Very showy 1 to 1.5 inch panicles of yellow pea-like flowers from July through August, large blue-green compound leaves are very attractive and create a nice texture, petioles have nectaries to supply nectar to all kinds of butterflies and other insect, 3-4 inch long flattened seed pods turn from green to brown in fall and attract turkeys and bobwhite quail, caterpillar host for the Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae), Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe), Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea), Common Tan Wave (Pleuroprucha insulsaria), and Black Witch (Ascalapha odorata). Spreads by rhizomes and seed.
4-6 foot tall
Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9b
Perennial
Deer Resistant
Native Range: NH to s. WI, south to n. GA & AL. Rare in CT, MA, NH, RI & VT
Germination - Easy: : Hot soak overnight. Cover lightly. Add Rhizobium inoculant or pinch of garden soil.
