Senna hebecarpa (syn. Cassia hebecarpa)

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Senna hebecarpa (sym. Cassia hebecarpa)

Family: (Caesalpiniaceae)

(P) to 6′.  Northern Wild Senna.  Eastern North America.  Bright yellow, pea-like, five-petalled flowers with dark brown anthers and a prominent ovary covered with long white hairs.  An erect, bushy shrub with grey-green to medium green compound leaves provides an interesting foliage display.  Attractive, four-inch long, segmented dark brown seed pods open to release its seed.  Blooms from July to September.  Well-drained soil.  Sun/partial shade.  1 & 3 & T3