Sesbania punicea, syn. Daubentonia punicea syn. Piscidia punicea is also known as rattlebox, black acacia or scarlet wisteria. This plant, that belongs to the Fabaceae familly, is not as known as other flame-tree looking shrubs. However, Sesbania punicea grows easily in mild climates and has very ornamental orange-scarlet flowers.
This plant has very ornamental scarlet flowers and is well worth growing in USDA zones 9, and could be tried in sheltered places of zone 8b.
This plant has decidious, alternate and compound leaves. Each leaf has up to about 15 pair of leaflets, each leaflet being about 1 in (2-3 cm) long.
This species has very ornamental orange-red flowers, which are grouped in clusters, and appear in late-spring and summer.
Sesbania punicea has 4-angled seed pods that contain about half a dozen seeds.
Sesbania punicea requiert l'exposition suivante : soleil This plant requires a well-drained ground.
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Category - shrub
Dimensions
Height 2.00 m
Width 1.00 m
Minimum temperatures
The plant is likely to die as soon as temperature is below -10.0 °C
Leaves and other aerial parts are damaged as soon as temperatures drops to -5.0 °C
Exposure - full sun
Leaves - decidious
Flowers - Color(s) : orange, red
Propagation - seeds This plant is easily propagated by seeds.
Toxicity Warning, this plant contains toxic parts.
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