Senna marilandica: Country Or Region Of Origin
Northern America
Plant Profile: Senna marilandica
Taxonomy: Senna marilandicaNames
American Senna
Phonetic Spelling:SEN-nuh mar-i-LAND-ih-ka
Genus:Senna
Species:marilandica
Family:Fabaceae
Blossom:
Bright yellow blooms appear from summer through fall, featuring an uneven arrangement of petals and elongated, drooping stamens.
Senna marilandica Feature Summary
Senna marilandica Image Gallery
Tags
#deciduous
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Senna marilandica Feature Summary
Attributes
Northern America
Flowers
Yellow flowers, summer to fall; unequal distribution of petals; long, drooping stamens
Gold/Yellow
Summer
Fall
Whole Plant Traits
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Good Drainage
7a
7b
8b
8a
9a
9b
10a
10b
Leaves
Deciduous
Green
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Stem
Senna marilandica Image Gallery
Senna marilandica Attributes
Senna marilandica Flowers
Senna marilandica: Flower Description
Yellow flowers, summer to fall; unequal distribution of petals; long, drooping stamens
Senna marilandica: Flower Color
Gold/Yellow
Senna marilandica: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Senna marilandica Whole Plant Traits
Senna marilandica: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Senna marilandica: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Senna marilandica: Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Senna marilandica Cultural Conditions
Senna marilandica: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Senna marilandica: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Senna marilandica: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
10a
10b
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b
Senna marilandica Leaves
Senna marilandica: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Senna marilandica: Leaf Color
Green
Senna marilandica: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Senna marilandica: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Senna marilandica Stem
Senna marilandica: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
