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| | {{SPlantbox | | {{SPlantbox |
| | |familia=Fabaceae | | |familia=Fabaceae |
| − | |genus=Senna | + | |genus=Senna |
| − | |species=corymbosa | + | |species=corymbosa |
| | |habit=shrub | | |habit=shrub |
| | |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | | |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
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| | |exposure=sun | | |exposure=sun |
| | |sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | | |sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
| − | |features=flowers | + | |features=evergreen, flowers |
| | |flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early fall, mid fall, late fall | | |flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early fall, mid fall, late fall |
| | |flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | | |flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
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| | |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | | |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
| | |max_zone=11 | | |max_zone=11 |
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| | |image_width=240 | | |image_width=240 |
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| − | Describe the plant here...
| + | :"Cassia falcata"'' redirects here. This may also be a synonym of ''[[Senna occidentalis]]. |
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| | + | '''''Senna corymbosa''''' is an [[ornamental plant]] in the [[genus (biology)|genus]] ''[[Senna (genus)|Senna]]''. It is also known as '''Argentine Senna''', '''Argentina Senna''', '''Buttercup Bush''', '''Flowering Senna''', '''(Texas) Flowery Senna''' or '''Tree Senna'''. |
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| | + | This evergreen [[shrub]] reaches a height of about one meter. It can be grown in [[temperate]] climates as it is somewhat frost-hardy. The [[soil]] should be [[loam]]y and [[peat]]y. Argentine Senna may be propagated by cuttings planted in sand in warm and protected conditions (e.g. a [[glasshouse]]). In the [[Northern Hemisphere]], it flowers in July.<ref>Pink (1904)</ref> |
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| | ==Cultivation== | | ==Cultivation== |