Shrubby Senna
Senna wislizeni
Shrubby (Wislizenus') senna is a desert legume shrub that bursts into masses of golden flowers after summer rains, a striking, drought-proof native and larval host for sulphur butterflies in hot Southwestern gardens.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–6 ft
- Spacing
- 3–5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, larval host
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, foundation
- Native states
- AZ, NM, TX
Related native plants
More Senna species
- Lindheimer's Senna (Senna lindheimeriana)
- Two-leaf Senna (Senna roemeriana)
- Wild Senna (Senna hebecarpa)
- Maryland Senna (Senna marilandica)