Maryland Senna is a great, tall perennial with striking yellow pea flowers and attractive foliage. The flowers are loved by bumblebees and butterflies and is a host plant for different Sulphur Butterfly species. Birds enjoy the seeds particularly quail and dove. The seeds that remain in the pods can feed Turkey throughout the Winter months. This tall Senna makes a good privacy border.
The Maryland senna is most often found on riverbanks, in moist meadows, pastures, and roadsides. This is a good plant for the back of garden beds, moist or low spots, ditches, rain gardens, or as a specimen planting.
Life Cycle - Perennial Sun Exposure - Full, Partial Soil Moisture - Medium-Wet, Medium, Medium-Dry Height - 4 feet Bloom Time - July, August Bloom Color - Yellow Bird Favorite: seeds, insects, fruit, nectar, nesting, perch Highly recommended for home landscaping USDA Zones - 4-10 Plant Spacing - 24-30"
