Maryland Senna
Senna marilandica
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Maryland Senna is a Virginia native local-ecotype wildflower that typically reaches 3-4 ft and blooms in early summer, mid summer, late summer, and fall with yellow flowers. It offers valuable nectar and pollen, food or habitat for birds, and important larval-host relationships.
About This Plant
- Sun Exposure
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Soil Moisture
- Dry, Dry to Medium, Medium, Medium to Wet, Wet
- Height
- 3-4 ft
- Spread
- 2-4 ft
- Bloom Time
- Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer
- Bloom Color
- Yellow
- Garden Goals
- Deer Resistant, Feed Birds, Help Native Bees, Host Caterpillars, Long Bloom Season, Support Pollinators
- Garden Uses
- Butterfly garden; pollinator garden; meadow; shrub-like perennial border
- Wildlife Value
- Sulphur butterflies
Maryland Senna grows best in full sun or part shade with dry, dry to medium, medium, medium to wet, or wet soil. At maturity, it is typically 3-4 ft tall and 2-4 ft wide. Its flowers, foliage, seeds, or fruit help support butterflies, native bees, and birds. Notable wildlife value includes: Sulphur butterflies. It is well suited to Butterfly garden, pollinator garden, meadow, shrub-like perennial border.
Good to know: Showy native legume; supports sulphur butterflies.