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Senna hebecarpa
Also called Wild senna, Northern Wild Senna
American senna is a native perennial wildflower of eastern North America, grown for its yellow to orange flower clusters in summer. It is easy to grow in moist, well-drained soil in sun to part shade.
Senna hebecarpa, with the common names American senna and wild senna, is a species of legume native to eastern North America.
The plant is found from the Great Lakes region and Maine southwards through the Eastern United States, in the Appalachian Mountains and Atlantic Plains, to Georgia.
Senna hebecarpa is cultivated as an ornamental plant, for use as a perennial wildflower and flowering shrub in traditional and wildlife gardens, in natural landscaping projects, and for habitat restoration projects.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Senna hebecarpa 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.
