Senna lindheimeriana

Also known as Lindheimer's Senna, Velvet Leaf Senna, Velvetleaf Senna, Velvet-leaf Wild Sensitive-plant, Puppy-dog Ears

Velvet-leaf wild sensitive-plant, also known as Lindheimer's senna, is a bushy perennial that grows 3-6 feet high. It produces yellow flowers, each around 1 1/2 inches in size, which are arranged in terminal or upper axillary, spike-like racemes. The five oval petals have crimped edges. The compound leaves are covered in soft hairs and consist of 4-8 pairs of oval leaflets, sometimes pointed, arranged spirally around the stems.

This plant is great as a specimen or background plant in a wildflower garden. It also provides essential seeds as a food source for birds.

Butterfly Host Plant: Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea)

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Height: 3’-6'
Spread 2’-5'
Bloom: August-October
Light: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water: Low
Zone:  8, 9, 10, 11
Origin: Texas, New Mexico, Arizona