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Fabaceae
Desert Cassia
Senna covesii
Simplicity and adaptation.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Senna
- Native to
- Southwestern United States, Northern Mexico
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- Shrub
- Height
- 0.3-0.6 meters
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Sandy, rocky, well-drained
- Water
- Low
- Hardiness
- 8-11
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- Desert cassia is a host plant for the cloudless sulphur and sleepy orange butterflies.
- The plant has silvery-green leaves covered in fine hairs that reflect sunlight to reduce water loss.
- It can bloom repeatedly after summer rains in the Sonoran Desert.
- Traditional herbalists used related Senna species as natural laxatives for centuries.
- The bright yellow flowers open in the morning and close by afternoon on hot days.
Color meanings
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Adaptability
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Cheerfulness
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Warmth