Wild (American) Senna, Senna hebecarpa, is a showy plant can grow to be 6'tall. It thrives in disturbed sites with moist soils—floodplains, river shores, forest edges. It is a member of the pea family, so fixes nitrogen to enhance your garden's soil. What's not to love? Isabeall Logan at Shinleaf Native Plants has propagated this plant and says she can hear the pollinators drawn to it from across the yard. Although the plant is hardy and reseeds readily, it is extremely rare in the wild. In Vermont it has an S1 (extrememly rare) listing. Wild Senna is Shinleaf's Plant of the Month for July. Visit the nursery to get a discount and to see the other native plants they grow.
Help give this beautiful plant, and the bees and butterflies, a boost by planting it in your garden!
