Desert cassia (Senna polyphylla) is a popular little landscape tree, small, hardy, and flowering often in direct sun, but it seems less trendy lately. I’ve seen a few topple from high wind, which may ...

Senna (or Cassia) hebecarpa, commonly known as wild senna, is a striking plant with bright green foliage and buttery yellow blooms in July and August. It’s a member of the Fabaceae (pea) family. This ...

A large perennial that is perfect for the back of the garden border or for that odd, sunny garden spot by the garage is wild senna (Senna hebecarpa Syn. Cassia hebecarpa), an ornamental legume native ...

Yellow is my husband's favorite color, so we have a variety of yellow daylilies, "walking" and Louisiana iris, marigolds, shrub daisies, lantana, perennial sunflowers (Tithonia diversifolia), plus two ...

My neighbors’ butterfly cassias are all blooming now, but mine isn’t, which is very disappointing. Last year, it was a real showstopper. What could be wrong, and how can I fix it? When you say ...

Editor’s note: Once a month, OSU Extension Master Gardener volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in Central Ohio. Senna (or Cassia) hebecarpa, commonly known as wild ...