Easily grown from seed, very effective in the wildflower garden, this species can even grow in a tiny fault in solid limestone. Its leaves are thick and gray and have a velvety texture. Yellow flowers are few to several in spikelike racemes. It is often used as a background or specimen plant. A tea brewed from the leaves has a strong laxative effect. Pollinators seem to like the bloom! Host plant for Sulphur butterflies.
Velvet Leaf Senna
Senna lindheimeriana
- Item: #
- 3151
3 - 6 Ft Height
|Perennial
|Blooms Aug - Oct
Soil Type
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
Soil Moisture
Dry Soil
Medium Soil Moisture
Sunlight
Full
Partial
Dappled
Shade
Seed
Rate
What's the Seeding Rate?
**LAWN & GARDEN: High density rate improves fill and establishment while reducing weed opportunity **OPEN SPACE: Economical rangeland density for larger acreage but requires longer establishment period
Lawn & Garden:
1 LB covers 5000 sq ft
Open Space:
5 LB per acre
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