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Cassia ferruginea

Cassia ferruginea
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0

Cassia ferruginea is a flowering tree in the pea family, native to Brazil and grown as a street tree in several Brazilian cities. It needs full sun, warm conditions and well-drained soil, and is best suited to seasonally dry tropical climates.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply when young, then let the soil dry between waterings; established trees tolerate dry spells.
Soil
Well-drained soil, tolerant of poor or sandy soils.
Temperature
20-35 °C; protect from frost, as young trees are damaged by cold.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Brazil
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Cassia ferruginea is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Brazil. It is used as a street tree in a number of Brazilian cities.

Other Cassia plants

Cassia aubrevillei · Cassia bakeriana · Leichardt-bean · Cassia fikifiki · Golden shower · Pink shower · Apple blossom · Cassia leiandra · Bronze Shower Tree · African Laburnum · Cassia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cassia ferruginea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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