wormwood senna

Also known as: feathery cassia; silver cassia; wormwood cassia

S. artemisioides is an evergreen shrub to 2m in height, with downy grey-green leaves divided into linear leaflets, and axillary racemes of fragrant yellow or pale yellow flowers 1cm across, borne sporadically all year round

Scientific classification

Species: wormwood senna (Senna artemisioides)
Genus: Senna
Family: Fabaceae

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Toxicity: Shrubs · Conservatory Greenhouse
Plant type: 1.5-2.5 metres
Height: 1-1.5 metres
Spread: Evergreen
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of wormwood senna

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Australia

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of wormwood senna

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wormwood senna care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.

Propagation

Propagate by seed or semi-hardwood cuttings

Growing

Grow under glass in a loam-based compost in full light with moderate humidity. Grow outdoors in moist but well-drained fertile in full sun in protected frost-free area

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