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
Senna hebecarpa - by Jim Wohl
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
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
Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly
Propagation Notes Wild Senna
From Seed - Very easy. Planting seed in pots in the fall resulted in high germination rate.
Long seed pods look like green beans by Brandon Wheeler - inaturlaist.org Public Domain, no rights reserved