Maryland Senna
Senna marilandica
Bushy legume topped with clusters of golden flowers and a larval host for sulphur butterflies. Extrafloral nectaries draw ants, wasps, and bumblebees.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–6 ft
- Spacing
- 2–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- July, August
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV
Related native plants
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- Lindheimer's Senna (Senna lindheimeriana)
- Two-leaf Senna (Senna roemeriana)
- Wild Senna (Senna hebecarpa)
- Shrubby Senna (Senna wislizeni)