Cassia artemisioides     
Feathery cassia   
Fabaceae Family     

Form: upright, rounded, feather shrub

flower detail

Seasonality: evergreen
Size: 4-6ft with equal spread; fast growth rate
Leaves: pinnately compound, needle-like leaflets, light green or silvery look; feathery effect
Flowers: small (2/4in diameter), yellow, pea-like, solitary; bloom from December to May; bloom is profuse, covering entire plant
Fruit: 2-4in long papery pod; numerous
Stems/Trunks: delicately texture branches; silver when young maturing to gray
Range/Origin: Australia
Hardiness: some damage in low 20s; young plants more vulnerable

leaf detail

LANDSCAPE VALUE:

• color, long blooming period
• best without pruning, needs space
• effective in groups

CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Exposure: full sun; growth sparser in shade
• Water: survives on one or two irrigations per season; needs some supplemental to maintain character
• Soil: tolerant, prone to chlorosis when overwatered
• Propagation: seed, easy; also vegetative cuttings
• Maintenance: moderate; pod cleanup; removal of frost-damaged foliage; in wrong location can outgrow allotted space

Cassia artemisioides in bloom

NOTES:

also Senna artemisioides (Feathery senna)
form is best when kept at lower water levels

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