Senna hebecarpa
Wild Senna
NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)
Herbaceous perennial legume; 3-6ft tall (drier conditions result in shorter plants)
Yellow/orange flowers grow in branching clusters; blooms midsummer
Attracts large numbers of pollinators especially bumblebees and halictid bees; attracts predatory insects such as lady beetles, predatory wasps, and ants
Gamebirds such as wild turkey and quail feed on its seed in late summer and fall
Reseeds readily via both seed dispersal and rhizomes
Host plant to numerous sulphur butterflies and the Black Witch Moth
Highly beneficial to the soil, this nitrogen fixer grows well in nutrient deficient sites and stablizes erosion
Wild Senna
NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)
Herbaceous perennial legume; 3-6ft tall (drier conditions result in shorter plants)
Yellow/orange flowers grow in branching clusters; blooms midsummer
Attracts large numbers of pollinators especially bumblebees and halictid bees; attracts predatory insects such as lady beetles, predatory wasps, and ants
Gamebirds such as wild turkey and quail feed on its seed in late summer and fall
Reseeds readily via both seed dispersal and rhizomes
Host plant to numerous sulphur butterflies and the Black Witch Moth
Highly beneficial to the soil, this nitrogen fixer grows well in nutrient deficient sites and stablizes erosion
Wild Senna
NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)
Herbaceous perennial legume; 3-6ft tall (drier conditions result in shorter plants)
Yellow/orange flowers grow in branching clusters; blooms midsummer
Attracts large numbers of pollinators especially bumblebees and halictid bees; attracts predatory insects such as lady beetles, predatory wasps, and ants
Gamebirds such as wild turkey and quail feed on its seed in late summer and fall
Reseeds readily via both seed dispersal and rhizomes
Host plant to numerous sulphur butterflies and the Black Witch Moth
Highly beneficial to the soil, this nitrogen fixer grows well in nutrient deficient sites and stablizes erosion
Details
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Yellow, Orange
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Midsummer
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3-6ft
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Medium, Wet
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Full, Partial
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Cloudless Sulphur
Sleepy Orange
Common Tan Wave
Black Witch Moth -
FACW - usually occurs in wetlands, but may occur in non-wetlands
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10 days of cold stratification; scarification required