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Fabaceae
Senna gaudichaudii
Senna gaudichaudii
Also known as Cassia horsfieldii, Senna glanduligera, Senna surattensis subsp. retusa, Cassia retusa var. typica
Tropical Plants · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Senna · Tropical Shrub · Yellow Flowers · Pacific Islands · Hawaii Native · Fabaceae · Butterfly Plant · Exotic Shrub · Tropical Garden · Rare Plant
Senna gaudichaudii is a tropical perennial shrub native to Pacific island and West African regions, producing cheerful yellow flowers typical of the Senna genus. Grow it in a warm, frost-free environment with partial to full sun and moderately moist, well-drained soil. It is rarely available in the horticultural trade and is best suited to tropical or subtropical garden collectors.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until moisture drains freely, then allow the top inch of soil to dry before watering again · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–8
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 48 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Fiji, Hawaii, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, New Caledonia, Pitcairn Is., Queensland, Society Is., Tubuai Is., Vanuatu
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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