Senna hebecarpa Wild Senna

Ohio Native Plant Natural Range

To view the natural range ofSenna hebecarpa visit the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service website. Endangered - Massachusetts, New Hampshire Threatened - Vermont Special Concern - Connecticut
Branches on Wild Senna have leaves that are opposite of each other and many per stem (around 15 leaf pairs) which are nice deep rich spinach color.
Senna hebecarpa - by Jim Wohl
A huge Wild Senna plant with that has long wide branches with an abundance of compound leaves. On top is two pair of glass eyes, making the plant seem alive.
Wild Senna is a keeping an eye on you! by Kathy Van Dallen Harwood


Cultivation Information Wild Senna


Height - 4 to 6 ftFlower Color -YellowBlooms - July to AugSun - Full sun to part sun
Hardy Zone - 4 to 8
Family - Caesalpiniaceae - Senna family
Seed Provenance Senna hebecarpa
Suzanne Rafferty, Fairview Park Ohio (original plant Ohio Prairie Nursery). Nodding Onion Gardens seed - 2013 to present
A large bee visiting the yellow flowers of Wild Senna.
Wild Senna is very popular with bees! By Dale Knox - inaturalist.org Public Domain, no rights reserved

Wildlife Significance Wild Senna


Host Plant - Cloudless Sulpher Butterfly Pollen Source - Bumblebees and Halictid beesNectar - Ants ladybugs and fliesDeer - Avoid this plant
Detailed Information - For more information visit the Illinois wildflower website
yellow butterfly with black spots
Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly
Propagation Notes Wild Senna
From Seed - Very easy. Planting seed in pots in the fall resulted in high germination rate.
A hand holding what looks like 8 or so dried green beans are actually Wild Senna seedpods. By Brandon Wheeler
Long seed pods look like green beans by Brandon Wheeler - inaturlaist.org Public Domain, no rights reserved